This baseline report outlines key findings from the assessment conducted in Bentiu Protection of Civilian site (PoC) in Unity State, South Sudan by IOM, collected between June 27 and July 15, 2016. The assessment set out to map existing governance structures in Bentiu PoC and learn how displaced men, women, and various at-risk groups, including adolescent girls and women and girls with disabilities, currently participate in camp life and camp decision making processes.
Applicable to both IDP and refugee scenarios, the Toolkit incorporates a wide range of relevant information on managing displaced populations living in communal settings (collective centres, spontaneous sites, established camps, etc.). Large scale displacements caused by recent conflict and natural disaster events have created a high demand for the Toolkit, which has proven an invaluable resource for field practitioners, government actors and displaced populations since its original release in 2004.
Digital version of chapters, tools and references are available in-
This report investigates the structural barriers to meaningful participation that women face, through a global qualitative study conducted by NRC, with the support of IOM, in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kenya and Tanzania.
The findings present practical recommendations for Camp Management agencies to improve the contributions that displaced women and marginalised groups can make to their communities through their inclusion in the coordination of humanitarian responses in camps, informal sites, and urban out of camp neighbourhoods.
This baseline report outlines key findings from the assessment conducted in the internally displaced persons (IDP) camps of Pedernales I and Pedernales II in northwestern coast of Ecuador by IOM between June 13th and 20th, 2016. The assessment set out to map existing governance structures in Pedernales I and Pedernales II and learn how displaced men, women, and various at-risk groups, including adolescent girls and women and girls with disabilities currently participate in camp life and camp decision-making processes.
Women in Displacement is a web-based platform dedicated to strengthening the participation of women and girls in displacement. The platform enables sharing and exchanging of tools and materials, and fosters user feedback and discussion. The platform is a product of the Women's Participation project, which was developed and implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), with technical support from Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC), and in coordination with the Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster.
