98% of all displacement in 2012 was related to climate- and weather-related events, with flood disasters in India and Nigeria accounting for 41% of global displacement in 2012.

Small communities in Lebanon’s border regions are hosting thousands of Syrian refugees who continue to flood into the country in search of safety. As a consequence, guestrooms, unfinished houses and public buildings are rapidly filling up with asylum seekers, making it increasingly difficult to find space for all. NRC is supporting this need with shelter assistance that is benefitting refugees and Lebanese host communities alike.

GINEBRA, 29 de ABRIL de 2013: A finales de 2012, el número de desplazados internos por causa de conflictos armados, violencia y violaciones de derechos humanos fue de 28,8 millones. Esta cantidad supone un aumento de 2,4 millones respecto al año anterior, y es la cifra más alta jamás registrada por el IDMC.

En el año 2012 hubo más de 6,5 millones de nuevos desplazados, casi el doble que en el 2011. Debido a que estas personas no han cruzado una frontera, no son refugiados y no se benefician de la protección internacional.

Around 6.5 million people were newly displaced, almost twice as many as the 3.5 million during 2011. The conflicts in Syria and DRC were responsible for around half of the new displacements.

Shahzad Ahmad and Amelie Gauthier (24.04.2013)

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in mid-April left 35,000 people homeless, hundreds of people seriously injured and around 40 reported dead in the far flung area of Mashkail in the Balochistan province in Southwestern Pakistan. NRC will be distributing essential house hold items to the affected population

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REGIONAL OVERVIEW

There are currently over one million Syrian refugees in neighboring countries, as well as over 30,000 Palestinian refugees that have also fled Syria, mainly into Lebanon. The sheer scale of the crisis has far outstripped the needs predicted in the UN’s Regional Response Plan.

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) have signed a historic three years partnership agreement with NRC, worth 993 million NOK. It supports NRC’s work for people displaced by war and conflict and will directly benefit approximately 800,000 people in 2013 alone.

It is the first time NRC has signed a global partnership agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Norad. The three years agreement will replace a dozen separate contracts.

Forty-six NGOs welcome a new peace deal, appeal for additional political measures and the creation of a donor fund to support the peace process.

Les groupes considèrent que l'accord n'est pas suffisant et proposent des mesures concrètes à prendre

Ils réitèrent leur demande à l'ONU, aux États-Unis et à l'UE de nommer des Envoyés spéciaux et d'accroître l'implication régionale