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.