In early 2009, sometimes ten years after being first displaced by inter-communal violence opposing different ethnic
or religious groups, or by separatist struggles between rebel groups and security forces, tens of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) in many provinces of Indonesia are still struggling to
find durable solutions that would enable them to end their displacement.
In Aceh, Maluku, West Timor, West and Central Kalimantan and Central Sulawesi, some former displaced groups are
prevented from enjoying basic rights on the same level as other citizens as a result of economic, social and political segregation mechanisms, inadequate material and social assistance and unaddressed
land and property issues. These groups often share a number of common problems including poor housing conditions, lack of access to land, lack of economic opportunities, food insecurity, limited
access to basic services such as clean water, health care or education, and limited social integration with surrounding communities.
A truck carrying newly arrived internally displaced persons and their possessions drive into Zam Zam camp in Al Fasher, northern Darfur in this picture taken March 16, 2009. The U.S. Embassy ...
