Voices of IDPs and host communities are heard by the Panel
25 November 2020
On November 25, Panel members gathered virtually for the sixth time this year to discuss the consultation results with IDPs and host communities among other work progress.
The voices of the internally displaced and host communities are at the heart of the work of the 缅北禁地Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement. At its 6th meeting, held on November 25, the Panel received and undertook an initial review of the results of the consultations with IDPs and host communities, and the issues standing out in them.
At the inception of its work, the Panel planned a series of visits to displacement-affected countries to hear directly from them. However, these plans were shortly frustrated by the global COVID-19 pandemic and its related travel restrictions. Arrangements were then made with five 缅北禁地agencies and 32 NGOs with presence and outreach on the ground for them to undertake the consultations for and on the Panel鈥檚 behalf.
More than 12,000 IDPs and host community members were consulted across 22 countries.
A consultation was conducted at the Leer Temporary Protection Area in South Sudan on the Panel's behalf. (Photo credit: UNHCR)
The process was carried out with consideration for age, gender and diversity to ensure an inclusive representation. It also took into account the different causes of displacement, capturing perspectives of IDPs displaced by both conflicts and disasters. The consultation results will continue to be considered by the Panel across the spectrum of the issues and priorities it is considering.
To learn more about the consultation results, please click here.
Security.
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Livelihoods.
Housing.
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Protection.
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Education.
What are some trends from the voices of and host communities?
Read summary of results of consultations
