Map of the Day: Where People Have Been Forced to Flee From Their Homes in 2017 Mark Leon Goldberg August 17, 2017Today's map comes from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center, which tracks internal displacement around the world. People become "internally displaced" when they are forced to flee their homes because of violence or natural disaster, but do not cross an ...
It’s Not Just Syria. A Record Number of Refugees Are Fleeing from New Conflicts. Kimberly Curtis June 20, 2017Today marks World Refugee Day. Once again, this past year was record breaking for refugees and the forcibly displaced, albeit all the wrong records. The number of forcibly displaced in the world hit a record high in 2016, with an estimated 65.6 million people...
Winter is Yet Another Hardship for Displaced Syrians Penelope Chester January 14, 2015This is the fourth winter of the Syrian crisis. And with more Syrians displaced than ever before, a cold snap and snow storms are threatening the lives of refugees.
Food Supplies are Running low for Displaced Yazidis in Iraq Mark Leon Goldberg November 26, 2014A video from the WFP offers a rare glimpse into the situation of Iraq's IDPs
A Forgotten Crisis in The Philippines Dara McLeod November 18, 2014More than a year after fighting displaced thousands, many are still living in squalor
Ukraine is Now the Largest Displacement Crisis in Europe Since the Balkan Wars Kimberly Curtis November 11, 2014A growing number of IDPs pose problems for Ukraine and the world
The Aid Diversion Dilemma Adam Lichtenheld July 22, 2014Why misuse of humanitarian aid is increasingly a feature of modern conflict
Forced Migration as a Weapon of War in Iraq and Beyond Adam Lichtenheld July 1, 2014A dangerous trend in modern warfare
