Côte d'Ivoire: Protection and human rights of IDPs

"Cote d'Ivoire has been in conflict for over three years, and this is the main cause of displacement for the population," said Dr. Kälin, the Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, adding that conflicts over land in rural areas, particularly in the west and the south of the country, have also caused major displacement. The conflicts seem to trap the population into displacement cycles, where each community is forced to flee one after another.