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Investments in solutions to disaster displacement are crucial for maintaining development gains, says new report

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Investments in solutions to disaster displacement are crucial for maintaining development gains, says new report

Multilateral development banks and governments have clear options for preventing, addressing and resolving displacement linked with disasters and climate change

GENEVA and MANILA – Multilateral development banks (MDBs) have unique opportunities to use development finance to reduce the risk, impact and costs of disaster displacement, even as climate change intensifies weather events that trigger it, according to a new report published today by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).

Internal displacement in Africa triples in 15 years since landmark treaty to address it

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Internal displacement in Africa triples in 15 years since landmark treaty to address it

  • Africa hosts 35 million internally displaced people (IDPs), nearly half of the global total 

  • 32.5 million of these IDPs were displaced by conflict and violence, and 80% are concentrated in only five countries 

  • Disaster displacement has increased nearly sixfold, mostly due to floods and droughts

Conflicts drive new record of 75.9 million people living in internal displacement

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Conflicts drive new record of 75.9 million people living in internal displacement

  • Number of internally displaced people (IDPs) has grown 50% in last five years 

  • Conflicts in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Palestine accounted for nearly two-thirds of new conflict movements in 2023 

  • 3.4 million new movements in the Gaza Strip in the last quarter of 2023, leaving 1.7 million internally displaced by the end of the year 

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Customised resources 

IDMC has a wealth of displacement data and information that we are unable to make accessible through the platforms below. If you have a specific question or require a unique analysis about internal displacement to help with a story, please let us know. Please include as much detail as possible so we can assess the best way to get you relevant information by your deadline.

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Online data resources

Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD)

This data dashboard displays global and country-level data on internal displacements (movements) and internally displaced people (IDPs) that we have validated for the previous year available. You can search by location, type of displacement and date range.  

Country profiles

Our country profile pages provide additional validated country-specific data for recent years as well as links to additional information for each country.  

Internal Displacement Updates (IDU)

Use this map to access the latest preliminary data on displacement events worldwide collected from our various sources. Note that this data is not validated and therefore subject to change as we get additional information.  

Global Repository of Best Practices

This platform allows you to search examples of policies and programmatic approaches identified as supporting better solutions for internally displaced people worldwide. 

Displacement severity assessments

IDMC’s severity assessments compare IDPs’ living conditions to those of their host community or non-displaced communities in the same country.

Online analysis resources

Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID)

Published once per year, IDMC’s GRID is the authoritative source of validated data and analysis related to internal displacement worldwide.

All other publications

IDMC publishes numerous reports on internal displacement through different geographic or thematic lenses. Search our publications to find detailed information on topics relevant to your work.