Internally Displaced Persons (IDP)

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INTRODUCTION An internally displaced person (IDP) is someone who is forced to flee their home but remains within their country's borders and they do not fall within definition of a refugee. At the end of 2006 there were 24.5 million IDPs in some 52 countries. United Nations define, internally displaced persons as, “persons or groups of persons who have been forced to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.” It is very difficult to get accurate figures for IDPs because their population is constantly fluctuating as some IDPs may be returning home while others are fleeing, some may periodically return to IDP camps to take advantage of humanitarian aid. In Pakistan military operation against FATA based militants’ network, swat operation black thunderstorm and flood 2010 have caused thousands to flee and settled in Khyber pakhtunkhwa (KPK). Now the majority of IDPs in KPK are from FATA. Different camps in khyberpakhtunkhwa provide shelter to these IDPs who have been forced to move away from their militancy-hit homes. In this regard different camps were settled up for these IDPs including • Jalala Takht Bhai Mardan • Yaar hussain mira Chota Lahore Swabi • Kacha gari I Peshawar • Kacha gari II Peshawar • Jalozai Nowshehra • Sheikh Yaseen town IDPs camp Mardan • Sheikh Shehzad town IDPs camp Mardan • Shahmansoor camp I & II Swabi Jalozai is one of the largest camps in Pakistan. Jalozai Camp is 35 kilometers (km) southeast of Peshawar, is a ... ... middle of paper ... ...elow the poverty line. This study is important in this regard that it will focuses on the problems and challenges faced by the IDPs in jalozai camp. This study will highlight the limited access to basic requirements such as shelter, food, clothing, medical care and hygiene. On the basis of this research study we will give recommendations for the concerned authorities and policy makers to practice it for the solutions of these basic problems of IDPs. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Literature review Reviewing literature about IDPs and their problems. Data collection • To collect IDPs data in jalozai camp through field research/survey and questionnaire. • To find out the priorities and challenges facing by these IDPs. • To find out their basic problems. Data analysis Analyzing the collected data and make planning for problem solving and taking necessary action. REFERENCES

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