ABSTRACT

In terms of the magnitude of the crisis and the challenge it poses to the international community, today’s problem of internal displacement is no less acute or pressing than the post-World War II refugee crisis. Government responses to crises of internal displacement have been notoriously weak. In many cases, the government themselves are a part of the problem and have even caused it; in other, they simply do not have the resources to meet the needs of those displaced. The international community has continued its efforts to set up a functioning system capable of responding to the needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) when national governments are not able or willing to do so. The existing population of IDPs constitutes a sizeable proportion in Nepalese society. The current efforts being put forth by the government and the NGO community has not been sufficient to facilitate a voluntary repatriation of displaced persons.