“Horrific” Increase in Worldwide Displacement
NOVANEWS
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage, Inter Press Service
Over 30 million people were newly internally displaced in 2016 by conflict and disasters, according to a new report.
In examining trends around the world for its annual Global Report on Internal Displacement, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) found "horrific" and high levels of new displacement.
"Since we started this conversation, hundreds of families have been or are in the process of being displaced today," said Secretary-General of NRC and former Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Jan Egeland during a press briefing.
In 125 countries, a total of 31.1 million new displacements were recorded, representing an increase of over 3 milli...