Global/Africa: Consistent and predictable responses to IDPs

UNHCR’s policy and operational guidelines on involvement with IDPs need greater clarity and consistency, according to a recent review by the refugee agency’s Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit (EPAU). The review analyses certain variables that have influenced or determined UNHCR’s involvement with IDPs – focusing on eight countries over a period of 15 years – with a view to indicating how the agency could be more consistent and predictable in its decision making processes.