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WelfareActive· FMHADMSD

National Policy for IDPs, 2021

Operationalises Kampala Convention; durable solutions framework.

Statutory basis

AU Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention, 2009)

Implements Nigeria's commitments under the Kampala Convention. Establishes the durable-solutions framework for the approximately 3.5 million IDPs in the North-East, North-Central and North-West (UNHCR / IOM estimates 2024). Coordinated through the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI).

Other Welfare policies

Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.