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Law on the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons

Law on the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons

Human Mobility
Legislation
2018
Year of publication
2018
Specific thematic area
Displacement
Sector of governance
Human Mobility
Type of human mobility
Displacement, Relocation
Characteristics of human mobility
Internal
Type of environmental driver
Disaster-related events
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Sub-region
Western Africa
Region
Western Africa
Macro-region
Africa
Author/issuing body
National Assembly, Ministry of Humanitarian Action and Disaster Management (MAHGC)
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
B
Gender marker
B
Human rights marker
A

Persones déplacées internes persones ou groupe de persones ayant été forcées ou obligées de fuir ou de quitter leurs habitations ou lieux habituels de résidence, en particulier après, ou à fin d'éviter les effets des conflits armés, des situations de violances généralisées, des violations des droits de l'homme et/ou des catastrophes naturelles ou provoquées par l'homme et qui n'ont pas traversé les frontières territoriales du Niger.

Arts. 2.1, 7, 31

en cas de catastrophe naturelle ou d'origine humaine, l'État prend les mesures nécessaires pour prévenir les risques de déplacement interne. A cet effet, toutes les institutions publiques prennent en compte les facteurs de risque et de catastrophes dans leurs programmes de développement.

Arts. 2.1, 7, 31

Internally displaced persons persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or leave their homes or usual places of residence, in particular after, or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflicts, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights and/or natural or man-made disasters and which have not crossed the territorial borders of Niger.

Arts. 2.1, 7, 31

in the event of a natural or man-made disaster, the State takes the necessary measures to prevent the risk of internal displacement. To this end, all public institutions take into account risk and disaster factors in their development programs.

Arts. 2.1, 7, 31

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).