To promote sustainable peace by addressing the “root causes” of violent conflict and supporting indigenous capacities for peace management and conflict resolution.

Profiling Refugees and IDPs for the Urban Environment

As refugee and internally displaced persons (IDPs) populations increase over time it is important to take a look at what can be done to bring these populations into the communities at large which they are near and then incorporate them into environment and structure of the urban area making them part of the community rather than living on the outskirts of society. “Cities can absorb large numbers of people virtually unnoticed since most of those displaced to urban areas maintain a low profile (Crisp, 2012, pg. S24). The goal is two-fold. First is to incorporate the refugees and IDPs into the fabric of society melding their culture and contributions into the local community, enhancing the overall society with new and fresh ideas, skills and economic possibilities. The second is to reduce the strain of resources and funding, from governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and faith based organizations (FBOs), used for care and support of these groups either through camps or direct support to the groups or individuals.

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