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Impact Of Internal Displacement Due To Insurgency On Women And Children In Nigeria
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1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS
The worrisome situation of internally
displaced persons is exacerbated by the poor condition of living and
hardship that they are exposed to. Over 1.5 million displaced persons
are kept in overcrowded school, empty government buildings used as camps
across northern regions while others run to other communities/towns to
seek refuge. These camps are characterized by inadequate basic amenities
and are supervised by the National Emergency Management Agency
(Ventures Africa, 2015). Majority of Internally Displaced Persons in
Nigeria are women and children with over 50% of the total IDPs.
According to IDMC (Internally Displaced Monitoring Centre) 2015 report,
there are almost 2,152,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Nigeria
composed of 53 % women and 47% men. More than 56% of the total IDP
populations are children of which more than half are about the age of 5
years, while 42% are adults. 92% of IDPs were displaced by the
insurgency (Biola 2016). These vulnerable categories (women and
children) suffer from different problems such as poverty, psychological
trauma, malnutrition, sickness, insecurity in the camps, and lack of
access to education etc.
1.3 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
The broad
objective of this study is to examine the impact of internal
displacement due to insurgency on women and children in Nigeria. The
study will examine;
1. Cases of Violence-Induced Internal Displacement in Nigeria
2. Internal Displacement and Forced Migration
3. Negative Impacts of Displacement on Women and Children
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following research questions will guide the study
1. Cases of Violence-Induced Internal Displacement in Nigeria
2. Internal Displacement and Forced Migration
3. Negative Impacts of Displacement on Women and Children
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