The Regional Consultation on the Situation of Internally Displaced Peoples, hosted by Forum Asia, was held in Bangkok at SASA International House on October 21 and 22, 1999. There were 43 participants over the two days, with interests in seven countries in the region. The backgrounds of the participants were diverse: while the majority represented NGOs working directly with displaced peoples and displaced peoples' organisations, there were also representatives from the UNHCR, academics and Forum Asia.