Resolving the IDP crisis in Timor-Leste: From a humanitarian response to the National Recovery Strategy

In terms of internal displacement, the impact of the 2006 crisis and the outbreaks of violence in 2007 were huge. In the beginning of 2008, an estimated 100,000 people remained displaced, with at least 30,000 living in 51 camps in and around Dili and the remainder living with family or friends in Dili or the districts. While the vast majority of camps were located in Dili, there were also seven small camps in Bacau, the second-largest city in Timor-Leste, housing around 1,500 IDPs. In July 2007, the government ceased providing assistance to the IDPs in Bacau, which caused about half of the IDPs there to move back to Dili, to camps in Metinaro and Jardim.

Related Subject(s): Migration

Countries: Timor-Leste