Addressing Internal Displacement associated with disasters and conflicts
Committee Staff:
Tyra Voltaire- Chair Ryan Gordon- Co-Chair |
Internal displacement remains one of the most urgent topics in international politics. Extreme weather events, such as floods, storms, wildfires and drought, continue to force millions of people from their homes every year. Additionally, conflict and violence remain key drivers of internal displacement, also displacing millions of people annually. In some circumstances, conflict interacts with disasters or environmental degradation and vice versa. This can prevent the internally displaced from returning relatively quickly to their homes, force them to flee again, exacerbate tensions with other groups, and complicate the achievement of durable solutions. In this committee delegates are challenged to find ways to reduce the risk and impacts of disaster displacement while also preventing and addressing the consequences of conflict displacement. They should also come up with ways to build long-term resilience.
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