Internal displacement in 2010: What are the major challenges? 2010, para. 54
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Displacement exacerbates pre-existing vulnerabilities and creates new ones. In many crisis situations the displaced, especially children and the elderly among them, are disproportionally affected by malnutrition and a lack of potable water. According to the World Health Organization, internally displaced persons are particularly exposed to health hazards. In urban settings, internally displaced persons are often worse off than the non-displaced urban poor. People displaced to locations where they constitute an ethnic, religious or other minority face particular problems.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Health
Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
Children
Persons on the move
Year
2010
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Other
Reference
SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the HRC (2010), A/HRC/13/21, para. 54.