SPECIAL episode: Mohammed Abdiker of IOM

Internally Displaced People (IDPs) are families-- mothers, fathers, children and grandparents-- who were forced to leave their homes. Unlike refugees who crossed a border, they remain in their home countries. In this special episode, we speak with Mohammed Abdiker, Director of the Department of Operations and Emergencies at IOM, the UN migration agency, about his work with displaced people. "An IDP displaced by conflict in his own country... faces exactly the same vulnerability as a refugee," says Mohammed. "That includes lack of food, lack of shelter, lack of health support. These are people who’ve left their homes on their own. They don’t have anything other than what they are carrying." Of his personal commitment to work with some of the world's most vulnerable people, Mohammed says he is informed by his faith as a Muslim. "It's my tradition. My religion. Everything is about helping people...help the poor."