During the last 11 years of civil war in Nepal, thousands of Nepalese fled their homes. After the peace accord, some have succeeded to return home, yet many more have not been able to return due to threat and security reasons. To address this issue, a seminar on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) was held in Kathmandu on 14 August, 2007. Nepal Institute of Development Studies (NIDS) jointly organised it with the Nepal National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
The main objective of it was to understand the seriousness of the IDPs situation that has been marginalised and to create awareness amongst people and NGOs to study and focus on these "real" issues.
During the seminar, Durga Nidhi Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction welcomed suggestions given for a new set of guidelines that would be formulated. The guideline is called “National Policy on Internally Displaced Persons". Based on these guidelines, necessary changes or policies will be made for improving the status and condition of IDPs.
