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The plight of what could be more than a million people uprooted by violence in Algeria's conflict between the government and groups of armed Islamist extremists is largely ignored by the international community, according to a new report published by the Norwegian Refugee Council's Global IDP Project. “Our analysis suggests that the scope of the displacement crisis in Algeria is much more significant than previously thought,” said Raymond Johansen, the organisation's Secretary General.

Algeria: International community ignores plight of more than a million Algerians uprooted by violence

GENEVA, 5 March 2004: The plight of what could be more than a million people uprooted by violence in Algeria’s conflict between the government and groups of armed Islamist extremists is largely ignored by the international community, according to a report published by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Global IDP Project today.

“Our analysis suggests that the scope of the displacement crisis in Algeria is much more significant than previously thought”, said Raymond Johansen, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council. “Most of the displaced people do not receive any assistance from the government. It is high time for the international community to start paying attention to Algeria’s displacement crisis and to remind the government of its obligation to protect and assist the displaced population.”

For full text of press release see:

http://www.idpproject.org/press/2004/Algeria_March_2004.pdf