Images of rubber dinghies overcrowded with refugees heading for Europe and narratives about mistreatment and exploitation of ...

More people are currently displaced within their own countries than ever recorded before due to conflict, violence, disasters and the impact of climate change. The number of internally displaced ...

A new report released by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) paints a stark picture of internal displacement across the globe, with sub-Saharan Africa bearing a significant burden. The ...

With a record 80 million people forcibly displaced worldwide, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is highlighting the plight of those who have fled their homes but have remained inside their own countries.

Today, UNHCR the UN Refugee Agency, Government authorities, UN agencies and partners have renewed their commitment to finding and facilitating solutions to internal displacement. At a high-level event ...

The number of people fleeing conflict or violence but remaining within their own countries has reached an all-time high, according to a report published today by the Internal Displacement Monitoring ...

Internal displacement in Syria was used by the Assad regime to reshape the country’s political and social landscape, a new study shows. The forceful movement of people was systematically employed ...

Cyclones, floods and other disasters forced people from their homes 45.8 million times last year, official figures show, nearly double the annual average over the past decade. Virtually all of these ...

If the world today feels particularly violent, that’s because it is. After generations of progress toward greater peace in the world, the past couple of years have seen that trend reverse. The most ...

However, the ground situation is far more serious than the numbers cited in the report, say Manipuri activists and academics. The northeast Indian state of Manipur witnessed the highest displacement ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for a global partnership to address internal displacement in Nigeria. He pledged the Federal Government’s unwavering commitment to ensuring the safety and ...

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