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Infographics: Here Are the Fastest-Growing Refugee Crisis In The World
A recently released global trends report by the UNHCR has shown that more than 100 million people have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict or climaxing effects of climate change. According to the UN, these displacements, as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, are causing a worsening food crisis in countries already suffering economic…
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How Climate Shocks Is Worsening Food Crisis In Sudan
Sudan is one of the countries suffering greatly from the adverse effects of climate change, political turmoil, and rising global food prices. According to a new report by the United Nation, more than 30% of Sudan’s population are currently experiencing acute food insecurity. Acute food insecurity is defined as a situation when a person’s inability…
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Opinion Post: How Bad Is The Displacement Crisis In DR Congo?
In recent years, the intensifying conflict between the DRC’s military and rebel groups has forced millions of Congolese people to flee their country with hopes to escape the violence and hunger. While many have fled to neighbouring countries like Uganda and Rwanda, others have remained in Internally Displaced Person’s Camps, making the country home to…
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Plateau State: Inside Recent Farmer-Herder Conflicts In Bassa LGA
Since 1999, Plateau State, home to about 40 ethnic groups, has endured horrific conflict centred on land disputes between farmers and nomadic herders, leading to the documented death of over 100,000 people and the displacement of at least 300,000 people. The clashes, majorly between Muslim Fulani herders and Christian farmers from the Berom and Irigwe…
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At least 30 People Killed In Attacks In Kaduna State
34 people have been killed by suspected jihadists in two separate attacks in Kaduna state since Sunday. “Unidentified men attacked (Sunday) the village of Madamai in Kaura district … 34 residents were killed in the attack. Seven were injured,” Kaduna State security chief Samuel Aruwan said in a statement Monday. “Soldiers were dispatched to the…
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24,000 People Declared Missing In Nigeria – ICRC
According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Nigeria has registered not less than 24,000 missing people, making up to 54.5% of the total 44,000 declared missing in Africa. Aliyu Dawobe, ICRC’s Public Relations Officer, said in a statement on Sunday, in Abuja, that children accounted for over 45 per cent of the…
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Number of IDPs In The World Reaches 55 Million
According to new reports published on Thursday by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), 40.5 million people became displaced within their countries due to Intense storms, persistent conflicts and violent attacks in 2020. This is the highest number of newly displaced persons in 10 years, which brings the total…
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UN Reports 29 Million People In Need Of Humanitarian Assistance In Sahel
The United Nations have reported a hike in violent attacks in Chad and the Sahel regions in the north of Cameroon and Nigeria that have left many in need of humanitarian assistance. In recent years, large parts of the western Sahel, a semi-arid region directly south of the Sahara Desert, have been plagued by violence…