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Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)- Extra Facts & Figures |
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| Data released by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (iDMC) - May.2010 - Next data release mid-2011 |
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| Number of people internally displaced by conflict or violence as of December 2009: |
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27.1 million [1] |
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| Number of countries covered by this report: |
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54 [1] |
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| Most affected region: |
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Africa (11.6 million IDPs in 21 countries) [1] |
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| Region with the largest relative increase in number of IDPs in 2009: |
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South and South-East Asia (with a 23 % year-on-year increase from 3.5 million to 4.3 million) [1] |
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| Countries with over a million people identified as IDPs: |
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6 (Sudan, Colombia, Iraq, DR Congo, Somalia, Pakistan) [1] |
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| Countries with at least 200,000 people newly displaced in 2009 (in order of scale): |
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8 (Pakistan, DR Congo, Sudan, Philippines, Somalia, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia) [1] |
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| Countries with at least 200,000 people returning during 2009 (in order of scale): |
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6 (Pakistan, DR Congo, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Philippines) [1] |
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| Countries with new internal displacement in 2009: |
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23 [1] |
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| Countries with a significant proportion of IDPs living in protracted displacement: |
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atleast 34 [1] |
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| Countries in which almost all IDPs lived in identified sites: |
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3 (Burundi, Chad, Uganda) [1] |
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| Countries with IDPs in urban environments: |
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atleast 48 [1] |
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| Countries with legislation or policies specifically addressing internal displacement: |
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16 [1] |
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| Country |
Continent |
IDP Population @ Beginning Of 2010 [1] |
| Sudan |
Africa |
4.9 million |
| Colombia |
South America |
3.3 million - 4.9 million |
| Iraq |
Asia |
2.76 million |
| DR Congo |
Africa |
1.79 million |
| Somalia |
Africa |
1.5 million |
| Pakistan |
Asia |
1.2 million |
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| Country |
Continent(s) |
New Reported IDPs In 2009 [1] |
| Pakistan |
Asia |
3,000,000 |
| DR Congo |
Africa |
1,000,000 |
| Sudan |
Africa |
530,000 (390,000 in Southern Sudan) |
| Philippines |
Asia |
400,000 |
| Somalia |
Africa |
400,000 |
| Colombia |
South America |
290,000 |
| Sri Lanka |
Asia |
Up to 280,000 |
| Ethiopia |
Africa |
200,000 |
| Yemen |
Asia |
150,000 |
| Palestine |
Asia |
100,000 - 200,000 |
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| Country |
Continent(s) |
IDPs Reportedly Returned During 2009 [1] |
| Pakistan |
Asia |
2,000,000 |
| DR Congo |
Africa |
1,000,000 |
| Uganda |
Africa |
430,000 |
| Sudan |
Africa |
Atleast 280,000 |
| Kenya |
Africa |
200,000 |
| Philippines |
Asia |
200,000 |
| Iraq |
Asia |
350,000 (2008 & 2009 combined for unknown reasons!) |
| Palestine |
Asia |
80,000-180,000 |
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| Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burma, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Guatemala, India (Kashmir), Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Liberia, Palestine, Peru, Senegal, Sri Lanka (Puttalam), Sudan (Southern Sudan), Syria, Turkey, Uganda [1] |
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[1] "Internal Displacement - Global Overview of Trends and Developments in 2009" - PDF / 6.5 mb - Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (iDMC). All facts & figures quoted throught this page are taken from this yearly report, released in May 2010. last retrieved by BlatantWorld.com on November.26.2010.
About the iDMC & the featured statistics: Taken from here: The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), established in 1998 by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is the leading international body monitoring conflict-induced internal displacement worldwide. Through its work, the Centre contributes to improving national and international capacities to protect and assist the millions of people around the globe who have been displaced within their own country as a result of conflicts or human rights violations. At the request of the United Nations, the Geneva-based IDMC runs an online database providing comprehensive information and analysis on internal displacement in some 50 countries. Based on its monitoring and data collection activities, the Centre advocates for durable solutions to the plight of the internally displaced in line with international standards. The IDMC also carries out training activities to enhance the capacity of local actors to respond to the needs of internally displaced people (IDPs). In its work, the Centre cooperates with and provides support to local and national civil society initiatives.
iDMC Funding: In 2009, the iDMC had a total of US$2,900,207 worth of contributions from it's donors. View the exact donations by each donor here. iDMC enjoys the support of a wide range of donors, including the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the UK ‘s DFID, USA‘s USAID, Australia‘s AusAID, Sweden’s SIDA, Canada’s DFAIT, the Dutch MFA, the Swiss FDFA, the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO), the Liechtenstein MFA, the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Luxembourg MFA, the South African MFA and Stichting Vluchteling. |
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