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Internally Displaced Persons – 1992

While the refugee resettlement program was moving smoothly, the resettlement of internally displaced persons did not get much attention during its initial phase. Unlike their countrymen who had crossed over the border, IDPs did not have a vast aid program overseeing their welfare.¹ The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) provided 139,548 US dollars for dry-season agricultural assistance to IDPs in south-west Cambodia. “The project will provide for the procurement, transport and distribution of rice seed, fertilizer and insecticide to displaced persons, as well as assisting in land preparation (mechanized and manual) and supervision of planting and harvesting” (BBC, 1992).²

1. “Thousands of Internal Refugees Missed by Aid Program,” Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), April 1, 1992.
2. “INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS UNDP – Aid for internally displaced persons,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, January 15, 1992.