Last week IDMC launched its flagship annual report, the Global Overview 2014: people internally displaced by conflict and violence at an event co-organised by IDMC, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), and the UN Refugee Agencey (UNHCR). The report, which covers internal displacement in 2013 highlights that a full 63% of the record breaking 33.3 million internally displaced people (IDPs) reported worldwide, come from just five countries: Syria, Colombia, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan. Including figures for Nigeria for the first time, the report documents that an astounding, 3.3 million Nigerians have been displaced by conflict.
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 21:23:14 +0000