New figures on internal displacement globally are out today from @idmc-geneva.bsky.social. Nearly 70% of global internal displacement in 2024 occurred in the context of disasters www.internal-displacement.org/global-repor...
๐จ OUT NOW: Global Report on Internal Displacement 2025
A record 83.4 million people were living in internal displacement at the end of 2024. Over the past six years alone, this number has doubled.
Explore the data, trends & insights from #GRID2025 ๐
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Every child & youth countsโwe all need to act for safe schools.
Ahead of 2025 #GPDRR, Brazil, Kenya, Switzerland, @undrr.bsky.social and others came together to spotlight the need to strengthen resilience of education systemsโesp. in fragile & crisis-affected contexts, so no child is left behind.
โผ๏ธA new record of 83.4 million people are living in internal displacement
Over the past six years, this number has doubled. The cost of inaction is growing & displaced people are paying the price.
Governments must take the lead on lasting solutions. Learn more in #GRID2025 โฌ๏ธ
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Just one day to go!
๐ฃ Tomorrow, we are releasing new global figures on internal displacement.
Our annual Global Report on Internal Displacement reveals how many people are internally displaced, why & what can be done now.
#GRID2025 comes out tomorrow. Stay tuned!
Image caption: Untitled, painting by Abdullah Rahmani, 2020. Reproduced with the permission of the artist. Alt-text: Painting of a group of migrants disembarking a raft in the ocean, in waist deep water close to shore. The sky is paiting with sunset colours and cloud, in the foreground is a very young man with a tyre intertube around his neck and one shoulder, walking towards us. Behind him is another man in an orange life best, and a group of people still in the raft.
FMRโs next issue on 'Dangerous Journeysโ is due out in May & then weโll be working toward our October issue on a #ClimateChange -related theme.
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Thrilled to join BlueSky and share a new @hrw.org report just launched today
โThereโs Just No More Landโ: Community-led Planned Relocation as Last-resort Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in Solomon Islands
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
Looking forward to this discussion on restoring livelihoods in situations of disaster related displacement, co-organized by @undrr.bsky.social, @iom.int & @idmc-geneva.bsky.social on April 7! Register now and join the webinar:
www.undrr.org/event/wrrc-w...
Grateful for the opportunity to highlight the risks #IDPs often face and @idmc-geneva.bsky.social's work in this paper by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, ahead of the next World Social Report:
social.desa.un.org/issues/world...
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Check out the latest edition of Les Grands Dossiers de Diplomatie on migration and displacement, including an overview of internal displacement linked with disasters and conflicts and a deep dive into the Sudan crisis by the @idmc-geneva.bsky.social team:
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Weโre looking for outstanding PhD candidates to study with us at the Evacuations Research Hub @kaldorcentre.bsky.social! You must have a demonstrated interest in disaster law, human rights law, international humanitarian law, or diplomatic and consular law. www.unsw.edu.au/law-justice/...
What if you were told that you couldn't live in the place you grew up? That's what's happening to people in one part of Australia, due to the threat of rising sea levels. I was pleased to contribute to this radio package today www.abc.net.au/triplej/prog...
โWe used to have it all โ now we have nothing.โ
Anatoliy and Maria fled their village near the frontline in #Ukraine when war came. Now, like 1.6 million others, theyโve returned โ only to find their home in ruins and survival harder than ever.
From risk to resilience๐ฑ
Extreme weather events are increasing the risk of disaster displacement. New Zealand is implementing proactive policies to manage it.
The country's national adaptation plan integrates climate resilience into all government strategies.
More๐ bit.ly/3F5GIq3
EiE Hub members call on governments, philanthropy & other donors to:
1๏ธโฃSustain & increase humanitarian & development funding.
2๏ธโฃEnsure safe, inclusive, & quality education for all crisis-affected children & youth.
3๏ธโฃSupport local communities & educators.
Read more๐ eiehub.org/news/funding...
This second piece in our brand new series on โInternal Displacement in the Context of Organised Criminal Violenceโ looks at how violence involving organised criminal groups causes displacement.
Link: researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...
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The US funding freeze on aid has significant consequences for humanitarian operations, including for our own org, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) that MMC is a part of. We fear that cuts in critical aid will affect over 2 million people DRC serves. See DRCโs statement below.
The Green Climate Fund has approved an unprecedented $103.2M to scale up early warning systems in ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐น๐ฉ ๐ช๐จ ๐ช๐น ๐ซ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ด.
Led by UNDP, this initiative will protect 26M+ people from climate disasters heralding a major step towards the UN's #EarlyWarningsForAll goal. go.undp.org/3iS
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In Ukraine, the suspension of U.S. funding has forced the Danish Refugee Council (which @mixedmigration.org is part of) to stop clearing the equivalent of 50 football fields of land contaminated with landmines and unexploded ordnances. Find out more about the impacts here:
drc.ngo/resources/ne...
๐จBREAKING: The Real Impact of the US Suspension on Humanitarian Aid๐จ
Our survey results are out and the numbers are alarming.
Read the full resultsโฌ๏ธ
๐https://www.icvanetwork.org/uploads/2025/02/Impact-of-US-Funding-Suspension-Survey-Results-ICVA.pdf
#AidAtRisk #StopWorkOrder
๐ฃ MEMBERS WANTED! The #SantiagoNetwork for #LossAndDamage is receiving expressions of interest for membership to the network.
๐See this page for full details on how to submit an expression of interest: santiago-network.org/membership
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This important short piece calls attention the needs of internally displaced children worldwide, who are frequently denied their fundamental right to an education. Link: researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...
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New blog on Afghan IDPs shows how prolonged conflict has eroded resilience strategies rooted in traditional culture. Lacking institutional support, many IDPs resort to harmful survival strategies, affecting wellbeing & the ability to cope. Link: researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...
๐ฅ Conflict drives most of Africaโs #InternalDisplacement
Between 2009 and 2023, 9 out of 10 people fled their homes due to conflict and violence.
Governments and partners must provide both short-term relief & long-term investments to support those displaced.
Read our report๐ bit.ly/494T0Ku
๐ Climate change meets displacement in the Horn of Africa
Our model estimates how many people are at risk of being displaced by floods and droughts in Ethiopia, Somalia & Sudan.
Learn more๐
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โ๐Clarification: By the end of 2024, more than 3.35 million people had fled #Sudan to neighbouring countries since April 2023, marking a 41% increase from the previous quarter (2,382,043).
