Internally Displaced Persons Resources:

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.

The National Guard has now opened multiple supply distribution points
throughout Louisiana. These points will distribute water, ice, food,
and tarps to residents affected by Hurricane Gustav.

Shelters throughout Gulf Coast Region

Internal Displacement FAQ
Talking Points on Internal Displacement: What we all should know
The Concept of Internal Dispalcement
Principles on Internal Displacement
USAID Policy on Internal Displacement
UNHCR Expanding its role with IDPs
Summary of Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement

Headlines

Frustrated evacuees angry about shelters
Displaced New Orleans residents complain about shelter conditions
In New Orleans, Blogs play crucial decision-making role
US Human Rights Network Decries Lack of Progress for Gulf Coast Hurricane Victims
First big test of post-Katrina disaster response
FEMA Is Eager to Show It Learned From Katrina
As Gustav Nears, GOP Changes Course
How good are New Orleans defences?
One million flee New Orleans
Katrina's Lessons Shape Reaction To Gustav
Officials make use of Katrina lessons
Gustav Spurs Katrina Fears, and Action, in New Orleans
Gustav evacuees grow weary in crowded shelters
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Press Releases

October 2008

• Gulf Coast Human Rights Monitoring and Documentation Project US Human Rights Network

• Preliminary Report on Hurricane Gustav and the Inadequacies of US Policy

• Human Rights Violations Recur in Response to Hurricane Gustav;US Human Rights Network to Document Failures

September 02, 2008

• Evacuation of Gulf Coast Not Good Enough

September 1, 2008

• Take Action: FEMA Director announced the federal government would not be providing financial assistance to Gulf Coast Gustav evacuees

August 31, 2008

• Immigrant workers gain key assurance from Homeland Security; No checkpoints along evacuation routes from Gustav
  
• Todos los residentes de la región / Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

August 29, 2008

• USHRN decries lack of progress for Gulf Coast hurricane victims

Video

Live Videos of Hurricane Gustav in Gulf Coast Region (Port Clinton News Herald)

New Orleans WebTV (NOLA TV)

Hurricane Gustav Roars over Haiti (Youtube)

Is New Orleans Ready? (Youtube)

Images of Aftermath of Hurricane Gustav in Haiti (Youtube)

Hurricane Gustav going through Jamaica (Youtube)

Hurricane Gustav hits US Gulf Coast (Youtube)