Tag: displacement
UN marks 75 years since displacement of 700,000 Palestinians
The mass displacement in 1948, known as the Nakba (meaning “catastrophe” in Arabic), has an importance to Palestinians across the world, said Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, addressing a high-level event at UN Headquarters in New York, marking the day. ‘The occupation must end’ “The legacy of the event lives on, spearing…
Read MoreSudan displacement doubles in one week, says IOM
Speaking at a press briefing at the United Nations in Geneva, IOM’s spokesperson Paul Dillon said that according to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix, more than 700,000 people were now internally displaced by the fighting, which began on 15 April. The number of IDPs increased in many areas, including the capital, where clashes were continuing, he…
Read MoreHonduras: new internal displacement law ‘much-needed step’ towards restoring hope and dignity
The action taken by the National Congress will help with the more than 247,000 Hondurans who have been displaced by violence, 55 per cent of whom are women and 43 per cent children and adolescents. “This law on internal displacement is a much-needed step towards restoring their dignity, hope and rights,” said UN High Commissioner…
Read More‘Common game plan’ needed to address DR Congo displacement crisis: A Resident Coordinator blog |
“The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the largest population of internally displaced people on the African continent: 5.9 million people, including 700,000 newly displaced people this year. The DRC is also hosting over 500,000 refugees and asylum-seekers (mainly from Burundi, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan). The factors driving internal displacement are often…
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