Tag: Displaced

Haiti Faces Record Displacement as 1.3 Million Flee Gang Violence
Nearly 1.3 million Haitians have been forcibly displaced due to escalating gang violence, marking a 24% increase since December 2024 and the largest displacement crisis in Haiti’s history. While Port-au-Prince remains the epicenter, gang activity has spread to other regions, forcing 147,000 people in the Centre department and 92,000 in Artibonite to flee their homes. […]
June 12, 2025

Haitian Children Faces Risk of Sexual Attacks Amid Country’s Chaos
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that more than half of the displaced are children, meaning one in eight Haitian children has been uprooted in recent years. Children on the frontlines Such displacement puts an already vulnerable population further at risk, increasing their chances of malnutrition, sexual violence and abuse. The UN Children’s Fund […]
May 29, 2025

Sudan: Mass Displacement Empties Zamzam Refugee Camp Amid RSF Occupation
One of Sudan’s largest displacement camps, Zamzam, has been all but emptied following the occupation by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), triggering a humanitarian catastrophe in North Darfur, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned Thursday. Once home to over 400,000 displaced people, Zamzam camp has been largely vacated as civilians […]
April 25, 2025

Displaced families in eastern DRC face dire humanitarian crisis
As violence continues to escalate in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), families returning to their communities after months—or even years—of displacement are met with ruin, hunger, and uncertainty. “These are families that were already displaced before the crisis that has rocked the city of Goma and North Kivu more broadly,” says Hercules Kipa, […]
April 18, 2025

UN Reports Exodus of 15,000 Families from Al-Malha in Sudan Due to Escalating Fighting
Between March 20 and 21, approximately 15,000 families were forced to flee their homes in the Sudanese city of Al-Malha, located in North Darfur province, according to a report from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) released on Monday. On March 20, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced that they had taken control of the […]
March 24, 2025

Nearly 400,000 Displaced by Violence in Eastern DR Congo’s Province
The spokesman of the UN General Secretariat, Stéphane Dujarric, detailed this Friday in his daily press conference in New York that about 370.000 have been displaced by violence since the beginning of February in the territories of Uvira and Fizi, while more than 20,000 have had to leave their homes since 3 March in the […]
March 15, 2025

Egyptian and Tunisian Presidents Discuss Strengthening Cooperation and Supporting Gaza
The presidents of Egypt and Tunisia have expressed their intention to strengthen cooperation in various areas, particularly economic and commercial, while exploring broader horizons for joint efforts on mutual interests. Discussions between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Tunisian President Kais Saied continue to focus on consolidating the ceasefire agreement and facilitating the entry of […]
March 11, 2025

M23 Rebels Order Displacement Camps in Goma to Be Dismantled, Forcing Thousands to Return
The rebel administration of the March 23 Movement (M23) in Goma, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has ordered the forced dismantling of displacement camps outside the city, pushing thousands of refugees to return home despite ongoing humanitarian concerns. The Congo River Alliance (AFC-M23), the rebel-led coalition that now governs Goma, issued a 72-hour […]
February 11, 2025

Korsi Refugee Camp in Central African Republic Struggles to Support Sudanese Refugees Amid Ongoing Conflict
According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), approximately 18,000 refugees and returnees fleeing the ongoing conflict in Sudan have sought refuge in the Korsi Refugee Camp, located in a neighborhood of Birao, in the Vakaga region of eastern Central African Republic. Related:Sudan’s Food Aid Convoys Face Severe Delays Amid Conflict This region, situated near […]
February 2, 2025

Haiti’s Humanitarian Crisis Worsens with Over a Million Displaced
The humanitarian crisis in Haiti has reached alarming levels, with over one million people now displaced due to escalating violence and instability. According to recent reports, the situation has deteriorated significantly, with many families forced to flee their homes and seek refuge in overcrowded shelters and makeshift camps. Related:Gang Violence in Haiti Claims Over 5,600 […]