The conflicts of the 1990s in Europe and the former Soviet Union left in their wake nearly 10 million refugees and internally displaced persons. Even where peace treaties or ceasefires have brought an end to open conflict, about half of those originally displaced remain, a decade later, in an uncertain status, with no immediate possibility of returning home. Long-term, conflict-induced displacement has created both conceptual and operational challenges for development agencies concerned with poverty reduction. 'Living in Limbo' analyzes the special nature of displacement-induced vulnerability...