The time frame defining "protracted displacement" by the United Nations may need to be significantly shortened, according to a new study on internally displaced persons (IDPs) which suggests earlier ...

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 ...

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 ...

Conflicts and violence have pushed the number of internally displaced people around the world to a record-breaking high of 75.9 million, with nearly half living in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a ...

June 15, 2026 (KHARTOUM) – The number of internally displaced persons in Sudan has fallen to 8.8 million, driven by a significant increase in people returning to their home areas, the International ...

* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Globally, as many as 55 million people are internally displaced, more than twice the number ...

Internal displacement in Syria was used by the Assad regime to reshape the country's political and social landscape, a new study shows. The work is published in the journal Comparative Migration ...

Today, Secretary-General António Guterres announced The Secretary-General’s Action Agenda on Internal Displacement in a message to UN staff: For the past decade, the number of people who are ...

Ali Bhagat is an assistant professor in the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University and author of the new book Governing the Displaced. While there is widespread concern about health risks, ...

Geneva (AFP) – Conflicts, violence and disasters across Africa have dramatically driven up the number of displaced people on the continent over the past 15 years, international monitors said Tuesday.

In December, IDS’ Cities Cluster hosted a hybrid seminar examining the challenges and opportunities presented by the growing phenomenon of urban internal displacement in the global South. Moderated by ...

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 ...