Insurgency and the Invisible Displaced Population in Nigeria: A Situational Analysis
Insurgency and the Invisible Displaced Population in Nigeria: A Situational Analysis
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尼日利亚的叛乱和隐形流离失所人口：情况分析
作者：
F. O. Olanrewaju;A. Olanrewaju;F. Omotoso;J. Alabi;E. Amoo;E. Loromeke;L. Ajayi
使用脆弱性理论，这篇文章评估了忽视国内流离失所者（IDPs）的影响，由于国内流离失所的概念在尼日利亚的国家人道主义利益攸关方之间的解释。在三个选定的非正式境内流离失所者定居点，采用访谈和焦点小组讨论的方式收集数据，同时使用内容分析技术对数据进行分析。研究发现，境内流离失所者的目的地决定了他们在流离失所期间的脆弱程度和受到的保护。非正式定居点的国内流离失所者在获得优质教育、住所、食物、保健和饮用水方面非常脆弱，因为他们往往无法获得政府的人道主义干预，只有财力有限的非政府组织和个人慈善家才能看到他们。因此，建议在管理尼日利亚的流离失所危机时，应建立一个全面的干预机制，而不论他们的重新安置目的地。
Using the vulnerability theory, this article appraises the effects of the neglect of internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to the interpretation of the concept of internal displacement among national humanitarian stakeholders in Nigeria. Interviews and focus group discussions were employed for data collection in three selected informal IDP settlements, while data were analyzed using the content analysis technique. The study found that the destinations of IDPs determined the level of vulnerability as well as the protection they experienced during displacement. IDPs in informal settlement were very vulnerable in terms of their access to quality education, shelter, food, health care, and potable water as they were often cut off from the government’s humanitarian interventions and only visible to nongovernmental organizations and individual philanthropists who have limited means. It is therefore recommended that, there should be a holistic intervention mechanism in managing the displacement crisis in Nigeria irrespective of their resettlement destinations.