Internal Displacement Global Overview of Trends and Developments in 2007

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
of the Norwegian Refugee Council is pleased to
present its annual survey of internal displacement resulting from armed conflict and violence. The Global Overview provides a comprehensive review of the internal displacement situation in 2007, based on the information gathered in the IDMC database at www.internal-displacement.org.

A summary of global developments is followed by a series of reviews of internal displacement in Africa, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia and Europe, which presents the main issues facing IDPs in each region. Selected thematic issues, such as child recruitment, urban displacement, and
development-induced forced displacement, are this
year discussed within regional chapters. The particular vulnerability of displaced women and
children is highlighted, as well as the range of national and international responses to displacement.