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UN report on EHAGL region

July 1 , 2023 493 days 498 0
  • Approximately 11.71 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are in East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes (EHAGL) region.
  • The situation report was released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at the UN Refugee Agency.
  • The IDP population mainly in Burundi, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan was estimated at 75,300, 2.73 million, 3 million, over 2.23 million and over 3.7 million people respectively.
  • In East Africa’s Burundi, the majority of the displacements were due to climate-related incidents like violent winds, torrential rains and flooding.
  • Burundi is globally one of the 20 most climate-vulnerable countries.
  • Displacement in Ethiopia is due to localised conflicts and inter-communal violence.
  • Displacement in Somalia was associated with conflict/insecurity (52 per cent), drought (31 per cent) and flooding (16 per cent).
  • In Sudan, the internal displacement is mainly due to the long-standing conflict in Darfur since 2004.

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