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Internally Displaced Person

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Internally Displaced Person
A person who has been forced to leave his/her home or habitual residence as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, general violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who has not crossed an internationally recognised state border


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KARACHI, November 05, 2009 (Balochistan Times): Pak Army Karachi Corps Headquarters has dispatched the second consignment of relief goods for the internally displaced persons (IDPs of Mehsud tribesmen) in South Waziristan Agency, here Thursday.
Displaced families are welcomed into the province, but the large number of internally displaced persons imposes a heavier load on the services in the province, the governor pointed out.
July 9, 2009 (EL FASHER) -- The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Darfur camps continue to experience security problems and complain from water shortages, the UNAMID said today.
 
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