The number of movements in which people fled in search of safety and shelter - sometimes more than once - was also unprecedented in 2022, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.
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The number of movements in which people fled in search of safety and shelter - sometimes more than once - was also unprecedented in 2022, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.
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A new report by Christian Aid shows that floods, cyclones and drought killed and displaced millions of people across the globe in places which have done little to cause the climate crisis.
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“COP27 must equip countries and communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis to prepare for extreme weather, to adapt, and minimize the impact of the climate emergency,” said Grandi.
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During a year marked by intense storms and conflict, 40.5 million new displacements were triggered across the world by disasters and violence, the highest annual figure recorded in a decade.
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Over the past decade, weather-related events triggered an average of 21.5 million new displacements each year – more than twice as many as displacements caused by conflict and violence.
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A new report from IRC shows Yemen is the country most at risk of humanitarian catastrophe in 2021, for the third year in a row, followed by Afghanistan, Syria, DR Congo and Ethiopia.
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About 14.6 million new internal displacements were recorded across 127 countries and territories between January and June 2020, according to a new report by Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.
Brutal violence has been slowly escalating over the last three years and has now reached a new intensity. There were more attacks in the first half of 2020 than there were in all of 2019.
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An estimated 45.7 million people are living in internal displacement because of conflict and violence in 61 countries, the majority in Syria, Colombia, DRC, Yemen and Afghanistan.
If this funding is not urgently received, hundreds of thousands of people in desperate need across the country will be unable to access life-saving and life-sustaining assistance.
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El Informe anual sobre ayuda humanitaria del IECAH y MSF destaca que la ayuda humanitaria internacional creció apenas un 1% en 2018, muy por debajo de la media de los cuatro años anteriores, situada en torno al 7,5%.
The report shows the patterns and impacts of displacement after Cyclone Idai, from the initial emergency response phase to a longer-term recovery phase.
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Internal displacement in Africa has reached unprecedented levels; the conflict and disaster events in 2019 suggest the number of displacements is likely to continue rising.
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If urgent humanitarian action is not taken, the number of food-insecure people will likely rise in the coming months, according to the Regional Interagency Standing Committee Africa.
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Oxfam calls for urgent action as millions displaced, with women, girls hit hardest. Climate crises are compounded by conflicts, poverty and inequality, with $700m average climate-related losses.
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There are now 9.2 million severely food insecure people (IPC Phases 3 and 4) in nine countries across the region, set to reach about 12 million at the peak of the upcoming lean season.
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Conflicts are the primary cause of high levels of food insecurity, while adverse weather conditions - particularly rainfall shortages in Africa - acutely affect food availability and access for millions.
Save the Children is calling on international donors to commit an additional US$160 million to ensure families receive adequate food and children are protected.
Oxfam, Save the Children and Care are calling on donors to meet or exceed the proposed $5 million target to fund programmes that support vulnerable women and girls in Mozambique.
Close to 2.2 million people need urgent assistance following the cyclones and floods, on top of 815,000 people already in need as a result of the drought.