Displaced persons in civil conflict.

Pt 1: Civil conflict and displacement -- The causes of conflict -- Pressure points and how to identify them -- Triggering events of displacement --Groups most likely to flee -- Types of migration -- Patterns of migration -- Phases of displacement -- Secondary displacement -- Migration as a pressure-relief mechanism -- Settlement patterns -- Pt 2: Assistance: Protection and security -- Assistance and relief needs -- Vulnerable groups -- Immediate needs after cessation of conflict -- After-effects of conflict -- Preparing for reconstruction -- Pt 3: Operational considerations: Political constraints -- Logisitcal difficulties -- Structural problems -- Reaching people in conflict zones -- Avoiding pacification -- Setting priorities -- Strengthening counterpart organizations -- Pt 4: Issues dealing with the host country: Human rights violations -- The role of the government in assistance programs -- Relocation of the displaced -- Registration of displaced persons -- Hostility of the government to international agencies -- Travel restrictions -- Part 5: International organizations. Roles of UN organizations -- Roles of other organizations