International Response for Protection of Internally Displaced Persons

"One of the more daunting challenges of the 21st century is to provide protection to people uprooted within their own countries and at risk of starvation, physical violence, genocidal acts or other serious abuse of their human rights. Whether in Darfur in the Sudan,...Somalia,...or dozens of other countries, reports from humanitarian organizations highlight the vulnerability of men, women and children uprooted from their homes and communities, deprived of food, medicine and shelter and subjected to armed attack, arbitrary detention, forced conscription or sexual violence¿. A forward by Kälin,W & McNamara.D in the book entitled Protect or Neglect: toward a More Effective United Nations Approach to the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons.