Tag: Displaced
Sudan: Nearly 3 Mln People Have Fled After 18 Months of War, UN
In West Darfur, an estimated 27,500 people were uprooted by insecurity and attacks in the town of Selea and surrounding villages in Jabal Moon earlier last week, IOM reported. On Thursday, the UN Refugee Agency said that nearly 3 million refugees and returnees have fled Sudan after 18 months of war, crossing borders to seek […]
October 17, 2024
Nearly 300 Dead and up to 89 Missing After Floods in Myanmar
According to the official media report, more than 160,000 citizens are now refugees in 425 emergency camps set up to provide aid to those affected. Myanmar’s military junta confirmed the tragic death toll of at least 293 and 89 missing persons due to severe flooding in the country since last week. Related:Myanmar Military Junta Denies […]
September 20, 2024
Somalia: Initiative to Address Displacement Launched
The comprehensive plan ensures access to services, livelihoods, housing and enhanced resilience for displacement-affected communities. On Thursday, Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre launched an action plan aimed at finding durable solutions to displacement, one of the challenges facing the country. Related:Somalia: Deadly suicide attack resulted in death of five policemen The National Solutions Pathways […]
September 5, 2024
Israel Imposes New Evacuation Order in Gaza, Displacing Families and Restricting Hospital Access
Israel issued new evacuation orders for Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on Sunday, forcing more families to flee, saying its forces intended to act against Hamas and others operating in the area. RELATED:Five Palestinians Killed in an Israeli Drone Strike in Northern West Bank In recent days, Israel has issued several evacuation orders through Gaza, […]
August 26, 2024
International Organizations Describe the Situation in Sudan as Disastrous
According to UN figures, the war has caused more than 7.9 million people to be internally displaced in a country where there were already 2.8 million internally displaced before the conflict started
August 13, 2024
Somalia: Nearly 40,000 Refugees, Asylum Seekers Hosted, UNHCR
According to the UNHCR, most of the refugees and asylum seekers reside in urban or peri-urban settings across the Woqooyi Galbeed and Bari regions in the northern part of the country.
June 13, 2024
Sudan Has More Than 10 Million Displaced Within Its Own Territory
More than 2 million people have gone abroad, specifically to the nearby nations of Chad, South Sudan and Egypt.
June 11, 2024
Somalia: 88,000 Displaced in 3 Months, UN
On Sunday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that about 88,000 people were internally displaced in Somalia in the first three months of 2024. RELATED: Somalia: Foreign Investors for Rich Resources, Economic Growth The UNHCR said the displacement was mainly caused by conflict or insecurity and the long-term effects of flooding, which […]
April 29, 2024
Sudan: Violent Clashes Force +600,000 People into South Sudan
On Wednesday, a global charity said that violent clashes that erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan have forced more than 600,000 individuals into South Sudan since mid-April 2023. RELATED: Conflicts in Gaza & Sudan Weigh Heavily on Arab Economies Save the Children said the individuals, […]
March 28, 2024
Somalia: Military Operations Displaced +18,000, UNHCR
On Thursday, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said that at least two children were killed and more than 18,000 people displaced in central Somalia following two weeks of military offensives against al-Shabab by allied forces. RELATED: Somalia: Process to Join East African Community Finished The UNHCR said that seven children have been separated from […]