Twice Invisible: Accounting for Internally Displaced Children | NLM

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Twice Invisible: Accounting for Internally Displaced Children

11/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Published: 11/2019. Children are commonly viewed as one of the most vulnerable groups of people in internal displacement associated with conflict, violence, or disasters. This 24-page report presents examples showing why that may be, although the impacts of internal displacement vary greatly from one context to the next. In rare cases, when the right policies are in place, displaced children may even experience an improvement in their living conditions, with increased access to healthcare or education. (PDF)