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    The Need for Access to Durable Solutions on the Protection of Conflict Induced Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Ethiopia: The Case of IDPs in Gondar, Amhara Regional State
    (Addis Ababa Universit, 2024-06) Mekedes Getachew; Belay Tizazu (PhD)
    Whentheneedsoftheinternallydisplacedpeoplearemetandtheirhumanrightsare upheldwithoutbiasduringthedisplacement,alastingsolutionisreached.Thisstudy istoevaluatetheneedforlong-term solutionstosafeguardinternallydisplaced people(IDPs)broughtonbywarinAmharaRegionalState,particularlyinGondar. PriortotheworldwideadoptionoftheGuidingPrincipleonInternalDisplacementon February11,1998,theprotectionsofinternallydisplacedpeoplewerenotgiven much attention.Then,on February 13,2020,the GoE ratified the Kampala Convention,which was adopted at the regionallevelto safeguard IDPs. "Displacementshalllastnolongerthanrequiredbythecircumstances,"accordingto theGuidingPrinciple6.ThisidearesultsinthecreationoftheIASCframeworkfor DurableSolutionsattheregionallevel.Furthermore,DSIisdesignedtogiveIDPsin Ethiopia access to durable solutions. Through the verbal and numerical representationoftheIDPsandreturnees'circumstances,thisstudyuseddescriptive researchmethodology.Primarydataweregatheredfrom IDPsattwodifferentIDP sites:KeberoMedaIDPsite,whichislocatedintheAzezosub-CityinCentralGondar Zone,andZarimaTemporaryIDPsite,whichislocatedintheNorthGondarZone. Furthermore,pirmarydatawasgatheredfrom thosewhohadreturnedtoAdiarkay WoredaintheNorthGondarZone.QuestionnairesweredistributedtoIDPsinorder todeterminetheavailabilityofdurablesolutionprojects.Furthermore,information was obtained through in-person interviews with government officials and humanitarianorganizations.Totriangulatetheinformation,focusgroupdiscussions (FGDs)andfirsthandobservationwereemployedwithreturneeIDPs.Additionally, secondarydatafrom variousdocumentsandpublicationswerealsolookedat.A mixedmethodwasusedtoanalysethedata,startingwithaquantitativeapproach (SPSS)andendingwithaqualitativeexplanation.Thestudy'sfindingsdemonstrate that,intheNorthGondarZone,internallydisplaced peoplewererelocated to relocationcollectivesitesinZarimaKebele,whichservedastheirinitialregionof xi displacement.Theywereunabletoreturntotheirhomekebelesduetosecurity threatsintheirWoreda.Theyhadlowlevelsofsafetyandinsecuritywithnogood fortunetobeabletotravelaroundfreely,alivingwage,adecentstandardofliving, andaccesstolegalresourcesandjusticefollowingtheirtransfer.However,following theagreementbetweenTPLFandGoEtoendhostilities,therelocatedIDPsreturned from theZarimaIDPSitetotheirhabitualresidence.Furthermore,theprotracted IDPsinCentralGondarZonearestilllivinginthecollectivesitecalledKeberoMeda IDPsite.Theinadequateresponsefrom thegovernmentinbothareasexacerbates thescarcityofhumanitarianaid,includingfood,WASH,shelterandNFIs,health services,andworkpossibilities.Mostcrucially,thegovernmenthasnotcreateda legalredressforthecrimescommittedalongsideIDPsandtheirfamilies,despitethe factthattheyhaveeitherdirectlyorindirectlybecomevictimsofviolence.The researchersuggestedthatinadditiontoensuringtheIDPs'safetyandsecurity,the governmentshouldupholdtheirrighttofreedom ofmovement.Additionally,the establishmentofDSWG and the hiring oftechnical,experienced DRMO staff membersexpresslyforthe town should setthe DSI.Amhara RegionalState administrations.Mostsignificantly,thegovernmentshouldtakeintoaccountlong term possibilitiessuchasrelocatingthem totheirusualresidence,integratingthem intothecommunity,orsettlingthemsomewhereelse,ratherthansendingIDPsback totheirneighbourhoodwheretheywouldnotbeabletoaccesstheirproperties. Thesecouldbecarriedoutincooperationwithhumanitarianorganizationsinorder tobenefitfromtheirknowledgeandfuturefinancialsupport