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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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Village residents flee fighting in Abyei
Village residents flee fighting in Abyei

Internally Displaced Persons on the road fleeing large-scale fighting in Abyei, between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army. 20/05/2008
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Credit: UN Photo/Tim McKulka
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Urban displacement: implications for humanitarian and development actors

1 December 2011 09:00 - 16:30 (GMT+00)
Venue: 
Eigtveds Pakhus
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This event will explore research on displacement in urban settings and will enable policy-makers, operational agencies and researchers to share their experiences and understanding of how to best engage in urban contexts and assist urban displaced population.

Speakers:
Thomas Thomsen - DANIDA
Sara Pantuliano - Humanitarian Policy Group
Niels Harild - World  Bank
Francois Grunewald - URD  
Christian Boehm - Danish Refugee Council
Heather Amstutz - Danish Refugee Council
Laura Phelps - Oxfam
Jeff Crisp, UNHCR 

Chair:
Nina Birkeland - IDMC
Anne Zeidan - ICRC

Humanitarian Policy Group
Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (MFA)
Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
Agenda

  • 09:15-09:30: Welcome and introduction by Thomas Thomsen, DANIDA and Sara Pantuliano, HPG/ODI
  • 09:30-09:45: Opening remarks by Chaloka Beyani, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons
  • 09:45-11:15: What are the vulnerabilities of urban displaced populations? Key features emerging from recent research.
    • This session aims to analyse the main features of urban vulnerability. This will include exploration of the different vulnerabilities of displaced populations in rural/ camp settings and those displaced in cities and towns as well as how the vulnerabilities of urban displaced compare with other urban poor. Noting the dynamic nature of vulnerability, this session will also explore the different trade-offs that are made by displaced populations moving to urban areas and will offer reflections on vulnerabilities relating to access to livelihoods and services in these contexts.
  • 11:30-13:00: Operational perspectives and experiences: what challenges does displacement in urban areas pose for operational agencies?
    • This session will look at the challenges posed to operational agencies by urban settings, especially in contexts characterised by high vulnerability amongst the host community, and protection threats that are heightened in the urban environment. The session  will examine how operational agencies are coming to terms with the challenge of coordinating both between themselves and with the plethora of actors in urban areas, and the challenge of identifying and responding to the needs of the most vulnerable.
  • 13:45 -15:00: Humanitarian and development actors in the urban arena: Complimentary roles and responsibilities?
    • Given the nature of urban vulnerability, both humanitarian and development actors need to be involved in the response effort. This session will build on the morning’s discussions to further explore the complementary roles of humanitarian and development actors, the contributions each can make, and how to ensure more strategic coordination between them.
  • 15:00 – 16:15: Tools, innovations and programming priorities in urban areas.
    • Acknowledging ongoing inter-agency discussions on this topic, this session will discuss the content of the urban ‘toolkit’ for humanitarian response. The discussions will focus on approaches used in rural or camp settings which remain relevant in cities and towns, share  examples of where existing tools and approaches have been successfully adapted to urban settings, and identify areas which need further development.