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

dc.contributor.advisorBelay Tizazu
dc.contributor.authorMekedes Getachew
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-05T12:58:30Z
dc.date.available2025-03-05T12:58:30Z
dc.date.issued2024-06
dc.description.abstractWhen the need soft he internally displ upheld without biasduri acedpeoplearemetandtheirhumanrightsare ngthedisplacement, alasti ngsolutionisreached. Thi istoevaluatetheneedforlong-term solutionstosafeguardinternall sstudy ydisplaced people(IDPs)broughtonbywarinAmharaRegionalState,particularlyinGondar. Priortotheworldwideadopti onoftheGuidingPrincipl eonInternalDisplacementon February11,1998,theprotectionsofinternal lydisplacedpeoplewerenotgiven muchattention.Then,on February13,2020,the GoE ratified the Kampala Convention,which was adopted atthe regionallevelto safeguard IDPs. "Displ acementshalllastnolongerthanrequi redbythecircumstances, "accordingto theGuidingPrinci ple6.Thisidearesultsinthecreati onoftheIASCframeworkfor DurableSoluti onsattheregionallevel .Furthermore,DSIisdesignedtogiveIDPsin Ethiopi a access to durable solutions.Through the verbaland numerical representati onoftheIDPsandreturnees'circumstances,thi researchmethodology.Pri sstudyuseddescriptive marydataweregatheredfrom IDPsattwodifferentIDP sites:KeberoMedaIDPsite,whichisl ocatedintheAzezosub-CityinCentralGondar Zone,andZarimaTemporaryIDPsite,whichislocatedintheNorthGondarZone. Furthermore,pi rmarydatawasgatheredfrom thosewhohadreturnedtoAdiarkay WoredaintheNorthGondarZone.QuestionnairesweredistributedtoIDPsinorder todeterminetheavailabi lityofdurabl esolutionprojects.Furthermore,i nformation was obtained through in-person interviews with government officials and humanitari anorganizati ons.Totriangulatethei nformation,focusgroupdi scussions (FGDs)andfirsthandobservationwereemployedwithreturneeIDPs.Additional ly, secondarydatafrom variousdocumentsandpublicationswerealsolookedat.A mixedmethodwasusedtoanalysethedata,startingwithaquantitativeapproach (SPSS)andendingwithaqualitativeexplanati on.Thestudy' sfindingsdemonstrate oncollecti that,intheNorthGondarZone,internallydisplacedpeoplewererelocatedto relocati vesitesinZarimaKebele,whichservedastheirinitialregi onof xi displacement.Theywereunabletoreturntotheirhomekebelesduetosecurity threatsinthei rWoreda.Theyhadlowlevelsofsafetyandinsecuritywithnogood fortunetobeabletotravelaroundfreel y,alivi ngwage,adecentstandardofliving, andaccesstolegalresourcesandjusti cefollowingthei rtransfer.However,fol lowingtheagreementbetweenTPLFandGoEtoendhostilities,therelocatedIDPsreturned from theZarimaIDPSitetotheirhabitualresidence.Furthermore,theprotracted IDPsinCentralGondarZonearestillli vinginthecollecti vesitecalledKeberoMeda IDPsite.Theinadequateresponsefrom thegovernmentinbothareasexacerbates thescarcityofhumanitarianaid,incl udingfood,WASH,shelterandNFIs,health services,andworkpossibil iti es.Mostcrucially,thegovernmenthasnotcreateda legalredressforthecri mescommittedalongsideIDPsandtheirfamilies,despi factthattheyhaveeitherdirectlyorindirectl tethe ybecomevictimsofviolence.The researchersuggestedthati nadditiontoensuringtheIDPs'safetyandsecuri ty,the governmentshouldupholdtheirrighttofreedom ofmovement.Additionally,the establi shmentofDSWG andthehiringoftechnical,experiencedDRMO staff membersexpresslyforthetownshouldsettheDSI.AmharaRegionalState administrati ons.Mostsignificantl y,thegovernmentshouldtakeintoaccountlong termpossibil iti essuchasrelocatingthemtotheirusualresidence,i intothecommunity,orsettl ntegrati ngthem ingthemsomewhereelse,ratherthansendingIDPsback totheirneighbourhoodwheretheywouldnotbeabletoaccesstheirproperties. Thesecouldbecarriedoutincooperationwithhumanitari anorganizati onsinorder tobenefitfromthei rknowledgeandfuturefinanci alsupport. Keywords:Protection,Ri ghtsofIDPs,DurableSoluti RiskManagementOfficer(DRMO) onsIniti ative(DSI),Di sasteran
dc.identifier.urihttps://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/4611
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherAddis Ababa Universit
dc.subjectProtection
dc.subjectRightsofIDPs
dc.subjectDurableSolutionsInitiative(DSI)
dc.subjectDisasterand RiskManagementOfficer(DRMO)
dc.titleThe 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
dc.typeThesis

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