Conflicts uproot a record 41 million in their own countries
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation A record 41.3 million people were uprooted within their own countries last year due to conflicts and violence, data showed on Friday, with two-thirds displaced in just 10 countries including Syria, Colombia and Somalia. The increase in internally displaced people – which was one million higher than in 2017 – suggested that […]
‘Vicious cycle’ as conflict uproots millions in Africa
Thomson Reuters Foundation Violence and conflict in sub-Saharan Africa forced 15,000 people from their homes every day in 2017, double the previous year’s figure, an international monitoring centre said on Wednesday, urging more help for those displaced within their own countries. The region accounted for nearly half the 11.8 million people worldwide who were displaced […]
Rising violence in Central African Republic uproots record 1.1 million
Thomson Reuters Foundation A record number of people – more than 1.1 million – have been uprooted in Central African Republic by spiralling violence between armed groups which threatens to plunge the country back into full-blown conflict, the United Nations said on Friday. A surge in militia fighting in several hotspots since May has driven […]
More must be done to help people displaced by fighting in northern Nigeria, says key UN official
More must be done to protect and ensure the survival of hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their homes thanks to a Boko Haram-led insurgency in northern Nigeria, according to a key UN offcial. Noting that the fighting has created more than 2.5 million IDPs in the region, Chaloka Beyani, the Special Rapporteur on the […]