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Addressing Internal Displacement in Pakistan: A View from the Field

Thursday, June 11, 2009 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (ET)

Washington, DC

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Addressing Internal Displacement in Pakistan: A View from the Field

Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009

Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: U.S. Institute of Peace
2nd Floor Conference Room
1200 17th St, NW
Washington, DC 20036


Overview:

At least 2.4 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have now been registered from recent fighting in Swat, Buner and Dir areas. This is in addition to another 553,000 people registered as displaced in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), bringing the total number of displaced to 2.9 million since August 2008.

As more displaced families flee towns and villages in the Swat Valley following the lifting of a curfew after the month-long military operation in Swat, Buner and Dir, International Oranization for Migration (IOM) is ramping up its relief effort. But agencies including IOM are warning that without additional donor support, humanitarian assistance may have to end by early July.

While the local authorities and aid agencies hope that people in camps and living with host families will start returning to Mingora, the main town of Swat Valley, now that hostilities have ended, many may remain displaced until peace and basic facilities are restored in their home areas.

Please join us for a briefing with Hassan Abdel Moneim Mostafa, IOM Regional Representative for West and Central Asia, who is leading the organization's emergency assistance for the internally displaced. Mr. Abdel Moneim Mostafa will provide a fresh perspective from the ground on the current situation in Pakistan.

Speakers:

Hassan Abdel Moneim Mostafa
IOM Regional Representative for West and Central Asia

Elizabeth Ferris, Discussant
Co-Director, Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, Brookings Institution

Rodney Jones, Moderator
Program Officer for Pakistan and South Asia, U.S. Institute of Peace

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U.S. Institute of Peace (Headquarters)
1200 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

Thursday, June 11, 2009 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (ET)


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The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is an independent, non-governmental organization providing professional support to electoral democracy. Through field work, applied research and advocacy, we strive to promote citizen participation, transparency, and accountability in political life and civil society

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