IDMC Modules on Durable Solutions for IDPs (2015) · IDMC Modules on Durable Solutions for IDPs (2015) Mention that over the last five years, IDMC has also collected data to provide

IDMC Modules on Durable Solutions for IDPs (2015)

Moduleone:Contextualisationsession

Time 120”minutesmaximumOverview Thissessionaimstobuildtheinternationaland/ornationalcontexttoanalysethe

relevanceoftheconceptdurablesolutionsObjectives Bytheendofthesession,participantswill:

● Beabletorefertointernaldisplacementattheinternationallevelandbeawarethatithasarangeofcauses

● Understandthattoresolvedisplacement,statesandtheinternationalcommunityshouldtakeconcretestepstoaddressthechallengeofachievingdurablesolutions

● Beawareofsomeofthechallengesinresolvingdisplacementandparticularlyinachievingdurablesolutions

● Reachacommonunderstandingofcurrentprogresstowardstheachievementofdurablesolutionsinagivencountry

Keymessages ● Internaldisplacementworldwidedeservescontinuousattentionfromstatesandtheinternationalcommunity.

● Theachievementofdurablesolutionsrequiresadeterminedeffortbyallstakeholdersatalllevels.

● Thestatehastheprimaryresponsibilityfortheachievementofdurablesolutions.

● Stakeholdersinagivencountryhavedifferentandoftencomplementaryrolesthatcancontributetotheachievementofdurablesolutions.

● Therearearangeofissuestobeconsideredinachievingdurablesolutionsinagivencountry–political,financial,culturalandothers.

● IDPs’participationandtheirviewsshouldbeintegratedineffortstoachievedurablesolutions.

Documentation ● BrookingsFrameworkonDurableSolutionsforreference

Equipmentandmaterials

● LCD/computerforPowerpointslides● Enoughspaceforparticipantstobreakoutinfourorfivegroupsfor

discussions● Wallspacetoputupcards● 40A4cards-10blue,red,whiteandgreen-markerpens,Blu-Tackortape


Moduleone:ContextualisationsessionTitleslide

Ensurethattheappropriatesponsorsandlogosareputonthetitleslide.

Moduleone:ContextualisationsessionDefinitionofIDPandglobalmapping;datacollectionandprofiling(optional)30/45”

Durable solutions: Challenges and way forward

Buildingthecontext:

whoareIDPsandwhatareDS?

IDMCtrainingworkshop(Place/Country)(Inclusivedates)

Objectives

•  DefineIDPsandgiveanoverviewofinternaldisplacementatthena8onalandinterna8onallevel

•  Emphasisethattoresolvedisplacement,respondershavetoaddressarangeofchallenges

•  Iden8fywhattheachievementofdurablesolu8onsentails

•  Demonstratehowprac8caltoolssuchasprofilingcanhelpinachievingsolu8ons


Explaintheobjectivesofthefirstsession.Bytheendofthesession,participantswill:

● Beabletorefertointernaldisplacementattheinternationallevelandbeawarethatithasarangeofcauses

● Understandthattoresolvedisplacement,statesandtheinternationalcommunityshouldtakeconcretestepstoaddressthechallengeofachievingdurablesolutions

● Beawareofsomeofthechallengesinresolvingdisplacementandparticularlyinachievingdurablesolutions

● Haveacommonunderstandingofcurrentprogresstowardstheachievementofdurablesolutionsinagivencountry

AskparticipantstoreadthedefinitionandfinditintheGuidingPrinciples.Clarifyeachelementofthedefinition.Mentionalsothatthenotionofinternaldisplacementdoesnotestablishalegalstatus.

The definition of an IDP

IDPsare…“persons or groups of persons who have been forced orobligedtofleeortoleavetheirhomesorplacesofhabitualresidence,inpar8cularasaresultoforinordertoavoidtheeffectsofarmedconflict,situa8onsofgeneralizedviolence,viola8ons of human rights or natural or human-madedisasters, and who have not crossed an interna8onallyrecognizedstateborder”.

GuidingPrinciplesoninternalDisplacement


Presentthisslideassummarisinginternaldisplacementworldwide.Ensurethatthelatestinformationavailableispresented.

Emphasisethatdisplacementisaprobleminallregionsoftheworld,witharangedifferentcausesthatsometimesoverlap.Thisslidefocusesexclusivelyoncountriesaffectedbyconflictorviolence-induceddisplacement.

Global scale of internal displacement

In2014,therewere:•  38millionpeopledisplacedbyarmedconflictand

generalisedviolence•  Atleast36millionpeoplenewlydisplacedbydisasters

broughtonbysudden-onsetnaturalhazardsThenumberofpeopledisplacedbyinfrastructureandother

developmentprojectsisnotknown,butisthoughttobehigherthantheonescausedbyotherfactors.

People displaced by conflict and violence in 2014


Giveexamplesofnationalorregionalcontextsparticularlyaffectedbydisplacement.

ProvideabreakdownbyregionandapictureofIDMC’sdatacollectionactivities.Clarifythatthefiguresreflectthenumberofpeoplenewlydisplacedduringtheyear,andthattheyarenotcumulativetotals.MentionthedifficultiesandmethodologicalchallengesinobtainingfiguresforpeoplewhohaveachieveddurablesolutionsandsoarenolongertobeconsideredIDPs.Emphasisethatthefiguresonlycoverdisplacementcausedbyconflictandgeneralisedviolence.Asktheparticipantswhatthecurrentfiguresarefortheircountry.Interactwiththeaudience.Possiblequestions:whoisinchargeofcollectingthesefigures?howsystematicisIDPdatacollection?Doyouseeanygapsinthewaythisexerciseishandled?

People newly displaced in 2014


Mentionthatoverthelastfiveyears,IDMChasalsocollecteddatatoprovideestimatesofdisplacementcausedbydisasters.Thefiguresarenotcombinedwiththoserelatingtoconflictandviolencebecausethemethodsofcollectingthedataaredifferent.

Displacement induced by disasters in 2014


Mentionthechallengesinherentindatacollection,particularlythefactthatIDPsmaytakerefugeinplacesthataredifficulttoreachorthat,inmanycasestheyminglewiththelocalpopulation,makingthemdifficulttoidentify.Ifavailable,providefiguresforIDPslivingoutsidecamps,butanticipatetheissueofdisplacedpersonsinandoutsideofcampsandthechallengesthatthisdichotomypresentsalsointermsofdurablesolutions.Whenthesessionisdeliveredinaspecificnationalcontext,itmaybeinterestingtoasktheaudiencewhichkindofgroupsareconsideredinthebroadercountofinternaldisplacement,i.e.whetherurbandisplacementisfactoredintothetotalcountorwhetheranyprofilingorsystematicdatacollectionexercisehasbeenorganisedinthecountry(oracertainregion)before.

Identifying IDPs

Challenges:•  IDPsliveinbothurbanandruralareas,andinandoutsidecamps.

•  MostIDPslivewithfamilymembersorinhostcommuni<es

•  ManyIDPsaredispersedamongurbanpopula<onsorliveinremoteorinaccessibleplaces

Asoftheendof2014,80percentofthe38millionpeopledisplacedbyconflictandviolenceworldwidewerelivingoutsidecamps.


Thenextthreeslidesshouldbeconsideredoptional.JIPShasdevelopedstand-alonethematicsessionsontheimportanceofdatacollectiontotheachievementofdurablesolutions,andtheyareanintegralpartofthistrainingpackage.TheslidescouldbeusedinlieuoftheJIPSpresentationsifthereistobenodedicatedsessiononthetopic.Otherwise,allowanextra20minutestogothroughthem.Defineprofilingand“demystify”itbysayinga)whatitis–anexerciseofdatacollectionthatmaycoverasmallsetofessentialdataorabroaderone,andb)whatitisnot.

“Profilingisthecollabora2veprocessofiden2fyinginternallydisplacedgroupsorindividualsthroughdatacollec2on,includingcoun2ng,andanalysis,inordertotakeac2ontoadvocateontheirbehalf,toprotectandassistthemand,eventually,tohelpbringaboutasolu2ontotheirdisplacement”

FromtheGuidanceonIDPProfiling,2008

Profiling displacement


Itshouldtakeapproximately9minutestocoverthisslideincludingathreeminutediscussionupfrontbeforethebulletpointsareshown. Youshouldtakestockoftheleveloftheknowledgeonprofilingintheroom.Thisshouldenableyoutoadaptthepresentationtothecohort. Tofacilitatethediscussion,asktheparticipantsthefollowingquestions:hasanyonebeeninvolvedinaprofilingexercise?Cananyoneanswerthequestion‘whatisprofiling(beyondtheformaldefinitionexplainedinthepreviousslide)?’ Provideanintroductiontoprofilinginbroadtermsasexplainedinthebulletpoints. Inordertoillustratetherelevanceofprofilingforjointprogramming,usethequoteinthebox.

What is profiling?


Thisslideshouldbeusedtoanswerthefollowingquestions:1.Whyisprofilingrelevantorusefulfordurablesolutionsanalysisandresponse?TheemphasisshouldbeputondatacollectionmethodologyandhowittiesupwiththeoperationalizationofthecriteriasetoutbytheIASCframework.2.Whyisprofilingrelevantorusefulfordurablesolutionsanalysisandresponse?Continuetheexplanationoftherelevanceofprofilingfordurablesolutions.Puttheemphasisoncollaborativeaspectsandonconsensusbuildingasthebesttypeofevidenceforjointresponseandstrategydevelopment.Pleasenotethatthelastthreeslidesonprofilingdisplacementcanbetakenasanintroductionfororalternativelybeskippedtodiscusstheissuemoreindepthinthecontextofaspecificsessionon‘datacollectionfordurablesolutions.

•Comprehensive and context specific data

•Comparative analysis across different groups (displaced, host, economic migrants etc.)

•Helps to identify specific displacement related vulnerabilities

•Consensus between humanitarian and development actors

•Evidence for strategy development and integrated responses across the different groups

Profiling for durable solutions?


Moduleone:ContextualisationsessionDurablesolutions:definitionandchallenges20”

ProvidethedefinitiongiventheIASCframeworkondurablesolutions.ExplainitsvalueandthefactthatitattemptstoanswerthequestionofwhendurablesolutionsareachievedratherthenwhensomeoneceasestobeanIDP.Theemphasisshouldbeonsolutions,practicalstepstoaddressconcreteissuesratherthanonindividuals’status.Tomaketheconceptclearerexplainthat,unlikeforrefugees,therearenocessationclauses.Assessmentofwhetherasolutionhasbeenachievedshouldbebasedontwomaincomponents:

- Nomoreassistanceorprotectionneedslinkedtodisplacement- Abilitytoexerciserightswithoutdiscriminationderivingfrom

displacement

Defining durable solutions When are they achieved?

Adurablesolu,onisachievedwhenIDPs:

•  nolongerhavespecificassistanceandprotec,onneeds

linkedtotheirdisplacement

•  canexercisetheirhumanrightswithoutdiscrimina,on

resul,ngfromtheirdisplacement

IASCframeworkondurablesolu4ons


BeforediscussingthechallengesIDPsfaceinachievingdurablesolutions,makesurethattheparticipantsunderstandthatthethreesettlementoptionsareintegralpartofdurablesolutions,theyarenotsolutionsinandofthemselves.Mentionandexplaineachofsettlementoption:Return:IDPsgobacktotheirplaceoforiginorhabitualresidence.Oftentheidealandpreferredoption,butnotalwayspossibleLocalintegration:IDPssettlepermanentlyintheirplaceofrefuge.SometimestheonlyreasonableoptionSettlementelsewhere:IDPsstartanewlifesomewhereotherthantheirplaceoforiginorrefuge,butstillwithinthesamecountry.Sometimestheonlyreasonableoption.EmphasisethatthechoiceofonesettlementoptiondoesnotnecessarilyexcludeIDPsexploringotherslater,ifandwhentheybecomeavailable.Reiteratethatthethreeoptionsdonotconstitutedurablesolutionsinandofthemselves,butareprerequisitesfortheirachievement.

Options for durable solutions •  Sustainable

return

•  Sustainablelocalintegra0on

•  Sustainable

rese1lementinanotherpartofthecountry

LocalIntegra-on

Return

Rese1lement


Asktheparticipantstoreadthestatementandcommentonit.Whatarethechallengesthatremainafterahumanitariancrisishaspassed?

Quote

“Anunfoldingdisplacementcrisiscreatesimmediateneedsthatarecomplexando6enenormousinthemselves.A6eracrisispasses,however,lessvisiblechallengesremainthatareperhapsharders<lltoovercome.”

IDMCGlobalOverview2014

Challenges to the achievement of durable solutions

•  VulnerableIDPstendtoremainindisplacementlonger•  Extendedfamilieswithdifferentinten<ons•  Mul<plewavesofdisplacement•  Solu<onsmoreelusiveover<me•  Lackofpoli<calcoopera<on•  Developmentworkbeginslate•  Inadequatefunding•  Data(ondisplacementandDS)isscarce•  Others?


Presentsonlythetitleofthisslidetostartwith.Emphasisethatinordertoresolvedisplacement,itisnecessarynotonlytoaddressitscausesbutalsotoachievedurablesolutionsinwhichIDPsresumeanormallife(reference:FDSBrookingsp.1).Emphasisethattheachievementofdurablesolutionsisanongoingchallengeinmanycountries.Revealtheslidelinebyline,withbriefexplanationsofhoweachpointispertinenttotheachievementofdurablesolutionsincertaincountries.

Thisquotehelpstointroduceoneofthecentraltopicsoftheworkshop:theneedtoovercomethehumanitarian-developmentgapandensuretheengagementandcoordinationofrespondersacrossbothsectorsinpursuitofdurablesolutions.Askparticipantsiftheyagreewiththestatement,andwhethertheycangiveanyexamplestoillustratethepointandthechallengesinvolved.

Another quote

“Thechallengeaheadliesinovercomingthepercep4onofinternaldisplacementasasolelyhumanitarianissueandposi4oningitasama8erfordevelopmentagencies,privatecompaniesandotherstoaddress.”

IDMCGlobalOverview2014


Defineprotracteddisplacementandhighlightthefactthatifdurablesolutionsarenotachievedatanearlystage,theassociatedchallengesbecomemoredifficulttoaddress.

Protracted displacement

Prolonged

Chronic

Extended

Long-standing

Trapped

Thepursuitofdurablesolu:onshasstalled

IDPsaremarginalisedasaresultofafailuretoprotecttheirhumanrights

Inlimbo


Moduleone:ContextualisationsessionActivity:Harmonisingperceptionsaboutdurablesolutionsinagivencountry45”-20”groupwork-20”plenary-5”synthesis

Trainerintroducesthelevellingoffactivity,recallingthatwewanttousetheexpertisethatisintheworkshoptounderstandDSwithinthecontextofXcountry.Presentslideonobjective.Trainerdividestheroominpre-arrangedgroups(notmorethanfive)basedonthenatureoftheagencies/organisationsoftheparticipantsorbyaskingdifferentgroupstorepresentthe‘views’ofacertainsetofactors(e.g.groupallUNagenciestogether,allNGOstogether,allState/governmentofficialstogether).Ensurethatthereexistscommonalityamongtheparticipantsorganisationsindecidingongroupings.Localorganisersshouldbeinvolvedinthisdecision.Eachgroupshouldnothavemorethan7members.

Contextualising durable solutions in a given country

Objec've:toharmoniseourunderstandingandpercep'onsofhowissuesrelatedtodurablesolu'onsissuesarebeingaddressedinagivencountry


Statetheobjectiveoftheactivity-toobtaintheparticipants’statementsandperceptions,whetherornoteveryonesharesthem.Theaimisnottoreachaconsensusbuttopoolpeople’sthoughtsandideas,andtounderstandhowdurablesolutionsareperceivedinaparticularcountry.Dividetheparticipantsintogroups,andgiveeachoneasetofblue,red,whiteandgreenA4cards.Givethefollowinginstructions:1. Theyshouldusethebluecardtowritedownsignificantfactsrelevantto

durablesolutionsinthecountryconcerned,forexamplethenumberofIDPsunabletoreturntotheirplacesoforigin.

2. Theyshouldusethegreencardtowritedownwhattheyfeelarepositiveoutcomessofar,forexamplethebudgetparliamentmayhaveallocatedtohelpIDPsrebuildtheirhomes,orprogrammeshostcommunitiesmayhaveputinplacetohelpthemintegrate.

3. Theyshouldusetheredcardtowritedownwhattheyfeelarecurrentobstaclestotheachievementofdurablesolutions,forexampleongoingconflictandinsecuritythatpreventsIDPsfromreturning,oralackoflivelihoodopportunitiesintheirplacesofrefuge.

4. Theyshouldusethewhitecardtowritedownsuggestionsabouthowtofacilitatetheachievementofdurablesolutions,forexamplebytheemploymentministrysettingupspecialprogrammesforIDPs,byensuringthattheirlong-termneedsareincludedinpeacenegotiationsorby

In groups: XXXX

Discussandwritedownoneshortstatementperpersononthecolouredcardsasfollows:

1.  Asignificantfactrelevanttodurablesolu<ons2.  Aposi<veoutcomeachievedsofar3.  Acurrentobstacle4.  Awayforward(whitecard)

(20minutes)5.Presenta<onsinplenary(fiveminuteseach)


internationalagenciesfocussingtheirworkonaspecificregion.Tip:Examplesshouldbeasconcreteaspossibleandcouldbebasedonexperiencesinothercountries.5. Eachgroupshould:

- Appointamoderatorwhowillensurethateachparticipantprovidesonlyonebriefstatementpercard

- Appointarapporteurtorecordeachstatementontherelevantcard- Puttheircompletedcardsuponthewall

Makeabriefpresentationoftheirfindingsinaplenarysession

Timemanagethegroupswellandmonitorthemtoensuretheprocessisrunningsmoothly.Note:Thisactivityisavariationofthe“colouredthinkinghats”methodology.Formoreinformation,see:http://www.debonoforschools.com/asp/six_hats.aspEncouragethegroupstofinishfiveminutesbeforetheirtimeisup,andcollectthecardsoncetheyaredone.Putthemuponthewallasperthefollowingslide.

Plenarypresentations:Ifpossible,gathertheparticipantsaroundthewall.Askeachgrouptogivea

Contextualising durable solutions

Group(examples)

Blue:facts Green:posi6veoutcomes

Red:obstacles

White:Wayforward

Na#onalgovernment

Localgovernment

UNagencies

NGOs


briefpresentationoftheiroutputsinthesequenceprovided.Iftimepermits,allowquestionsforclarification.Synthesisetheoutputsbyvalidatingtheresults,pointingoutareasofagreementandcommonground,andstatingthatanycontradictorystatementscouldbeissuestodiscussfurtherlaterintheworkshop.Emphasisethattheissuesonthewallreflectthecurrentunderstandingofdifferentstakeholdersoftheachievementofdurablesolutionsinaparticularcountry.Reiteratethatthestatehastheprimaryresponsibilityfortheachievementofdurablesolutions,andthatdifferentstakeholdershavecomplementaryrolestoplayinbringingthemabout.FlaguptheimportantroleofIDPsandhostcommunitiesintheprocess,andexplainthattheissuewillbediscussedinmoredetaillater.Telltheparticipantsthattheiroutputswillbekeptuntiltheendoftheworkshopasapossiblepointofreferenceforlaterdiscussions.

Moduleone:ContextualisationsessionConclusion10”

Concludethesessionbyreviewingsomeofthemainpointstheparticipantsshouldbetakingawayfromit.

Conclusions

•  IDParedefinedininterna-onalinstrumentsandthedefini-oninformstheiriden-fica-on.

•  Resolvingadisplacementcrisisrequiresacollabora-veefforttoaddressarangeofchallenges,manyofwhichpersistlongaAeritsonset.

•  Theachievementofdurablesolu-onsinvolvesaddressingissuesthatcausedisplacementororiginatefromit.

•  Gapsindatacollec-onhampertheresponsetodisplacementandtheachievementofdurablesolu-ons.

Documents

IDMC Modules on Durable Solutions for IDPs (2015) · IDMC Modules on Durable Solutions for IDPs (2015) Mention that over the last five years, IDMC has also collected data to provide