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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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  1. Sanctuary in the city? Urban displacement and vulnerability in the Gaza Strip

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 14 December 2012
    HPG Working Papers
    Simone Haysom and Wasseem el Sarraj
    This HPG Working Paper examines the successive waves of forced displacement in Gaza in recent years and explores the consequences of upheaval generated by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for the citizens of Gaza. Based on hundreds of interviews with residents and those tasked with assisting them the paper considers the many factors that generate displacement, loss of shelter, livelihoods and life in the Gaza Strip.
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  2. Roundtable on Civil-Military Coordination - Responding to natural disasters: Coordination between national armies, regional organisations, and humanitarian actors

    Event - Round-table - 14 December 2012

    This roundtable brought together various stake holders from the UN, humanitarian agencies, regional bodies, government representatives, and military and security bodies to explore policy and operational debates relating to civil-military coordination in disaster management in the Asia-Pacific region.

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  3. Review and analyse potential challenges of support to strengthen resilience to improve connectedness strategies in transitional settings

    Projects - December 2012 to December 2013
    GiZ has expressed an intention to review and analyse the potential challenges of support to strengthen resilience to improve the connectedness in transitional settings GiZ and HPG are interested in building on a successful cooperation to initiate research work on reviewing and analysising the potential challenges involved in assisting and improving resilience
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  5. Lilianne Fan

    Rakhine crisis: Restricted humanitarian access and risk of radicalisation

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 10 November 2012
    'In addressing the Rakhine crisis, Myanmar must not forget its regional responsibilities as a member-state of ASEAN and upcoming chair of ASEAN in 2014... Myanmar should respond positively to regional offers of support, recognising that the Rakhine crisis has already affected neighbouring countries and that the threat of radicalisation is real.'
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    Social protection and basic services in fragile and conflict-affected situations

    Publication - Discussion papers - 25 October 2012
    Samuel Carpenter, Rachel Slater and Richard Mallett
    In an effort to generate better understanding and to identify useful lessons and findings for researchers and decision makers working on and in fragile and conflicted-affected situations, this paper synthesises and assesses the available evidence on social protection and basic services (health, education and water) in fragile and conflict-affected situations.
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  7. Homs Faces Renewed Round of Shelling
    Homs Faces Renewed Round of Shelling

    Smoke billows skyward as homes and buildings are shelled in the city of Homs, Syria.
    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: UN Photo/David Manyua
    Source: UN Multimedia

    The crisis in Syria

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    Responding to the need for deliberation and coordination amongst humanitarian actors in Syria and neighbouring countries, HPG convened two high level roundtables. These brought together UN agencies, NGOs, donor representatives, and national and diaspora humanitarian groups to discuss the deepening political and humanitarian crisis, consider its impact on civilians caught up in the conflict and reflect on the response of the international and national community.

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  8. Displaced Camps in Chad, Africa
    Displaced Camps in Chad, Africa

    Refugee camp Iridimi near Iriba. Displaced women sitting in camp.
    License: ODI given rights
    Credit: IFRC
    Source: IFRC

    World Disasters Report launch: forced migration and displacement

    Event - Public event - 18 October 2012 12:30 - 14:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

    This event launches the 2012 edition of the World Disasters Report. The theme of this year's report is forced migration and displacement - people forcibly displaced by conflict, political upheaval, violence, disasters, climate change and development projects. Their numbers are increasing year on year.

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  10. Conflict in Syria
    Conflict in Syria

    A Free Syrian Army fighter fires an anti-aircraft gun as a Syrian Air Force fighter bomber fires rockets during an air strike in the village of Tel Rafat, some 37 km (23 miles) north of Aleppo, August 9, 2012. Syrian troops and rebels fought over the country's biggest city Aleppo as President Bashar al-Assad's key foreign backer Iran gathered ministers from like-minded states for talks on Thursday about how to end the conflict.
    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: Abdullatif Anis
    Source: Flickr

    Syria crisis: an update on the humanitarian response

    Event - Round-table - 31 August 2012 14:00 - 16:00 (GMT+00)

    This event was convened to examine the humanitarian implications of the war in Syria. By August 2012 the conflict had spread to the two major cities, Damascus and Aleppo displacing thousands and triggering the flight of hundreds of thousands of refugees. 

    Discussion at this second roundtable on Syria focused on the humanitarian response within Syria and regionally by bringing together representatives of the leading agencies in Damascus, Amman, Rome and London. The discussion provided an opportunity for humanitarian partners to explore how best to respond to the needs of all those caught up in the conflict. 

    The first roundtable reflected on the current response of the international community and consider its impact on civilians caught up in the conflict.

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