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Orphans of Conflict: The Plight of Internally Displaced Persons

Referred to by the abstractly bureaucratic term, "internally displaced persons" or IDP's, some 25 million people in 50 countries fall between the cracks of international law, overlooked and under-served by both their governments and international agencies already overstretched to deal with refugees driven outside their own countries. What can be done to meet the needs of these orphans of conflict.

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Guests:
Jenny Perlman-Robinson, Protection Program Officer for Children and Youth, Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children
Mark Malan, Peacebuilding Program Officer; Refugees International
Donald Steinberg, Vice President for Multilateral Affairs, International Crisis Group
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Credits: Music in this program: open- "Exodus" by Bob Marley and the Wailers - Island Records; "No more Trouble" by Bob Marley and the Wailers - Island Records; "Living Like a Refugee" by Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars - Anti Records; "What's Goin' On" by The Dirty Dozen Brass Band; (Various Tracks) by Elliot Goldenthal - DG/Universal; "A United Earth" by Alan Stivell and Yousou N'Dour - Putamayo World Music; Host: Mark Sommer Producer: Gregg McVicar Engineers: Michael Schwartz Matt Fidler Funding: Compton Foundation

Duration: 55:00 minutes

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