A Crisis of Displacement

On the frontlines of the global displacement crisis | UNHCR Spotlight

UNHCR staff and partners were on the frontlines of new emergencies and ongoing crises in 135 countries around the world this year.

Forced displacement - European Commission

Every year, millions of people are forced to leave their homes due to conflict, violence, human rights violations, persecution, disasters, and the impact of ...

The world's most neglected displacement crises in 2023 | NRC

Engulfed in conflict since 2019, Burkina Faso tops the neglected crises list for the second year running. With a record-high 707,000 new displacements within ...

Displacement crisis reaches 123 million, amid ongoing conflicts

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for “urgent international support” as the number of forcibly displaced ...

Forced Displacement - World Bank

66% of refugees had been displaced for five or more years as of mid-2023 –When people are displaced for a long time, their needs morph from emergency into long- ...

What is the Displacement Crisis? - World Relief

6 million people live in refugee camps. They've managed to flee from the risk of persecution in their home country, and now they are forced to wait.

The Largest Displacement Crisis in the World

Although one out of every eight internally displaced people in the world is in Sudan, the armed conflict continues to force millions more ...

UNHCR warns against apathy and inaction amid spike in forced ...

Syria remains the world's largest displacement crisis, with 13.8 million forcibly displaced in and outside the country. “Behind these stark ...

Displacement in Sudan Crosses 11 Million as Devastating Crisis ...

Another 3.1 million people have traveled across borders to flee the fighting. In total, nearly 30 per cent of Sudan's population has been ...

Forced migration or displacement data

In studying forced or involuntary migration a distinction is often made between conflict-induced and disaster-induced displacement.

The Global Crisis of Internal Displacement - Brookings Institution

Our mission is to conduct in-depth, nonpartisan research to improve policy and governance at local, national, and global levels.

Displacement and forced migration - Doctors Without Borders

What causes people to be forcibly displaced? ... There are many reasons people flee their home, including conflict, persecution, natural disaster, ...

The 10 largest refugee crises to know in 2024 - Concern Worldwide

In 2022, the UNHCR announced that we had surpassed the 100 million mark for total displacement, meaning that over 1.2% of the global population ...

The world's most neglected displacement crises in 2022 | NRC

For the first time, Burkina Faso is the world's most neglected crisis. Increasing violence and displacement have left nearly one in four ...

All-time high of 71 million people internally displaced worldwide

“Today's displacement crises are growing in scale, complexity and scope, and factors like food insecurity, climate change and escalating and protracted ...

Secretary-General's Action Agenda on Internal Displacement

It takes an integrated approach – combining development, peacebuilding, human rights, climate action and disaster risk reduction efforts.” The Secretary- ...

Over 20,000 Flee as Rising Gang Violence Spurs Mass ...

The crisis has disrupted critical supply chains and isolated the city. Many of these individuals have faced multiple displacements, repeatedly ...

A Crisis of Displacement: Why Burkina Faso Needs the Kampala ...

more robust humanitarian funding along with a change in approach—that adheres to the terms of the Kampala Convention—could change the aid ...

The private sector is pivotal to tackling the global forced ...

The world is facing a major forced displacement crisis as increasingly more people are being made to leave their homes due to armed conflict ...

Forced displacement at record levels as a cause and consequence ...

People forced to flee worldwide (2010 - mid-2023) ; 1. Conflict in Sudan ; 2. Conflict in OPT ; 3. War in Ukraine ; 4. Ethiopia's Tigray crisis ; 5.