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Introduction -- The problem of internal displacement -- The global survey -- The global IDP database : challenging the information gap -- Improving access to available information -- Information on internal displacement remains inadequate -- The global IDP project reflects on its training programme -- Training national authorities and local NGOs in the use of the UN guiding principles -- National authorities and NGOs brought together to discuss the UN guiding principles -- Country-based training programmes can increase sustainability and programme coverage -- Africa : Regional overview; Algeria; Angola; Burundi; Democratic Republic of Congo; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Liberia; Nigeria; Republic of Congo (Brazzaville); Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Somalia; Sudan; Uganda -- The Americas : Regional overview; Colombia; Guatemala; Mexico; Peru -- Asia and the Pacific : Regional overview; Afghanistan; Bangladesh; Burma/Myanmar; India; Indonesia; Pakistan; The Philippines; Solomon Islands; Sri Lanka; Uzbekistan -- Europe : Regional overview; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Georgia; Republic of Moldova; Russian Federation; Turkey -- Middle East : Regional overview, Iraq; Israel; Lebanon; Palestinian Territories; Syria.