On the morning of 17 November 2009, Zimbabwean residents were ordered by the community of De Doorns in the Western Cape to leave the informal settlements in De Doorns. Fearing violence and aware of their precarious physical safety, they fled. This had come in the wake of a prior violent displacement of 68 members 3 … Seguir leyendo Scalabrini Centre Report – Toil and Trouble De Doorns
This report, commissioned by Oxfam GB, evaluates the humanitarian response to the internal displacement of non-nationals in the Gauteng and Western Cape provinces of South Africa in May 2008. Both government and civil society responses are examined with the aim of learning lessons for future disaster management and increase the effectiveness of future emergency responses in the … Seguir leyendo Humanitarian Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons in South Africa: Lessons Learned Following Attacks on Foreign Nationals in May 2008