Forced displacement

[3][4][5] Additionally, some collaboration efforts are made to gather evidence in order to seek prosecution of those involved in causing events of human-made forced migration.

The term displaced person (DP) was first widely used during World War II, following the subsequent refugee outflows from Eastern Europe.

Climate change is increasing the frequency of major natural disasters, possibly placing a greater number of populations in situations of forced displacement.

[18] Migration can also occur as a result of slow-onset climate change, such as desertification or sea-level rise, of deforestation or land degradation.

[47][48][49] Displaced persons are often forced to place their lives at risk, travel in inhumane conditions, and may be exposed to exploitation and abuse.

[51][full citation needed][52] Given the illegal nature of smuggling, smugglers may take use dangerous methods to reach their destination without capture, exposing displaced persons to harm and sometimes resulting in deaths.

Various studies focusing on migrant health have specifically linked migration to increased likelihood of depression, anxiety, and other psychological troubles.

Critics point to poor detention conditions, unstable contact with parents, and high potential for long-term trauma as reasons for seeking policy changes.

Under the most common form of displacement, armed conflict, individuals often lose possession of their assets upon fleeing and possible upon arrival to a new country, where they can also face cultural, social, and economic discontinuity.

[3] Means may include establishing internationally recognized protections, providing clinics to migrant camps, and supplying resources to populations.

In a 2012 study, Young Hoon Song found that nations "very selectively" responded to instances of forced migration and internally displaced persons.

These organizations propose more comprehensive approaches, calling for improved conflict resolution and capacity-building in order to reduce instances of forced displacement.

[70] The practice of urban membership upon residence allows displaced persons to have access to city services and benefits, regardless of their legal status.

[73]The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court defines forced displacement as a crime within the jurisdiction of the court:"Deportation or forcible transfer of population" means forced displacement of the people concerned by expulsion or other coercive acts from the area in which they are lawfully present, without grounds permitted under international law.

Syrian and Iraqi migrants arriving in Lesbos, Greece, in 2015 seeking refuge.
Syrian and Iraqi migrants arriving in Lesbos, Greece, in 2015 seeking refuge.
General deportation currents of the dekulakization the Soviet Union, 1930–1931
Damage to residence in Nias, Indonesia from the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
Displaced ethnic Armenians boarding buses in Nagorno-Karabakh on 21 September 2023
Jews forcibly displaced by the Nazi regime during Germany's WWII occupation of Poland, loaded onto trains for transport to concentration camps.
Children of undocumented immigrants from Latin America to the United States detained in the Ursula Detention Center, McAllen, Texas , June 2017