Displacement News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Displaced flee Sudan camp attack only to be shelled in another: UN
United Nations, April 18: Most of the estimated 400,000 people fleeing the Zamzam displacement camp bombardment sought shelter in another Sudanese refuge camp, only for it to be shelled too, the UN humanitarian agency said.
Urgent global action needed as Sudan War enters third year: UN
Geneva/Port Sudan, April 15: As the brutal war in Sudan entered its third year on Tuesday, the International Organization of Migration (IOM) has called for an immediate, coordinated international action to help alleviate the "unimaginable scale" of human suffering caused by the conflict and to prevent even greater instability across the region.
It's American-Israeli war on Gaza, says Palestine Ambassador Abdullah Abu Shawesh
New Delhi, April 9: Abdullah Abu Shawesh, Palestine's Ambassador to India, has strongly criticised the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict, calling it not a mere conflict but a " genocidal war" waged by the US and Israel against the Palestinian people.
Nearly 400,000 Palestinians displaced following collapse of Gaza ceasefire, UN reports
New York, April 8: The United Nations on Monday reported that nearly 400,000 Palestinians have been displaced in the Gaza Strip since Israel broke the recent ceasefire agreement, with no provisions made for civilian safety, as per Anadolu News Agency.
Centre provides Rs 217 crore for relief, rehabilitation of violence-hit displaced people in Manipur
Imphal, April 6: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has provided Rs 217 crore as financial support in the last fiscal year (2024-25) for relief and rehabilitation measures for those people displaced due to the ethnic violence in Manipur since May 3, 2023, officials said here on Sunday.
280,000 people newly displaced in Gaza: UN
United Nations, April 4: An estimated 280,000 Gazans have been newly displaced since the intensification of hostilities over two weeks ago, with some of them forced to move into overcrowded, flea- and mite-infested shelters, according to UN humanitarians.
Water from Polavaram will be released only after completion of displaced rehabilitation: Andhra CM
Polavaram, March 27: Reaffirming that the Polavaram project is the state's lifeline, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said that the state government totally has the responsibility of doing justice to the displaced who sacrificed everything for the project.
Egypt condemns Israel's establishment of 'agency' to displace Gaza population
Cairo, March 25: Egypt strongly condemned Israel's establishment of an agency aimed at displacing Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, and its approval of 13 new settlements in the West Bank.
5-member SC judges team meets violence-hit people in Manipur; opens legal services, medical camps
Imphal, March 22: A five-member team of Supreme Court judges, headed by Justice B. R. Gavai on Saturday, visited the camps for the ethnic violence affected in Manipur's Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts and met displaced men, women and children sheltering there, officials said.
Relief workers' killing, aid blockade hamper UN humanitarian deliveries in Gaza
United Nations, March 22: UN humanitarians are seeking Israel's assurance of safety, as intensified hostilities have joined aid blockage in severely hampering the delivery of relief into Gaza.
Peace doesn't pay: Mizoram CM Lalduhoma urges Centre for 'peace bonus' amid state's challenges
Guwahati, March 17: Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Sunday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the state's pressing challenges, including the need for a "peace bonus" as Mizoram is denied security-related expenditure (SRE) despite maintaining peace.
BJP seeks rehabilitation of shopkeepers displaced in Jammu
Jammu, March 15: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs on Saturday sought the rehabilitation of 39 displaced shopkeepers in Jammu city.
Israel plans to establish 'migration administration' for relocating Gazans: Minister
Jerusalem, March 10: Israel is working to establish a "migration administration" to advance the relocation of Palestinian residents from the Gaza Strip, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said.
Spreading eastern Congo violence threatens civilians, aid workers: UN
United Nations, March 5: Increased violence in the three easternmost provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is raising deep concern for civilians, including aid workers, a UN humanitarian official said.
UN agency reports over 26 million IDPs, refugees in Horn of Africa
Nairobi, March 4: The Horn of Africa has some 26.3 million people living either as refugees or Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) disclosed in a report on Tuesday.
Schools in Israel reopen after months of closure due to conflict
Jerusalem, March 3: Schools across northern Israel reopened after being closed for nearly a year and a half, following the outbreak of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict along the Lebanese border in early October 2023.
Humanitarian crisis worsens amid fighting upsurge in eastern Congo: UN
United Nations, Feb 27: Humanitarian crisis is worsening as violence escalated in three eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN humanitarians said.
About one million people displaced in Congo's Goma since 2025: WFP
Kinshasa, Feb 25: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that about one million people have been displaced since the beginning of 2025 in Goma, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) seized by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels.
About 1 million people displaced in Congo's Goma since 2025: WFP
Kinshasa, Feb 25: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that about 1 million people have been displaced since the beginning of 2025 from Goma city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) seized by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels.
Japan, UNHCR join hands to support displaced Afghans
Kabul, Feb 25: Japan and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) signed a new agreement in Kabul, Afghanistan to support livelihoods and self-reliance for forcibly displaced and returned Afghans.
Manipur Guv holds review meeting to activate key departments, rehabilitate displaced people
Imphal, Feb 22: Over a week after the imposition of President's rule in Manipur, Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Friday held a major review meeting with top officials to push the vital state government departments, an official said.
Trump says Gaza residents won't have right to return
Washington, Feb 10: US President Donald Trump has said Palestinians will not have a right to return to Gaza which he plans for the United States to "own" as it is redeveloped and rebuilt.
Trump 'determined' to implement 'revolutionary' Gaza takeover plan: Israeli PM
Jerusalem, Feb 10: Israel is discussing US President Donald Trump's "revolutionary, creative vision" on the Gaza Strip, the one that Trump is "very determined to implement," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Kuwait rejects displacing Palestinians from Gaza
Kuwait City, Feb 8: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya has affirmed the country's rejection of displacing Palestinians from Gaza, stressing the importance of adhering to the two-state solution.
Arab countries reject attempt to displace Palestinians from Gaza, West Bank
Cairo, Feb 1: Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Palestinian Authority (PA), and the Arab League (AL) stressed in a joint statement on Saturday the rejection of any attempt to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.
Thousands of displaced Palestinians return to Gaza
Gaza, Jan 27: Tens of thousands of Palestinians began returning to their homes in Gaza City and the northern parts of the coastal enclave on Monday after 15 months of forced displacement.
Clean out that whole thing...: Donald Trump asks Jordan, Egypt to take in Palestinians from Gaza
Washington DC, January 27: In a shocker, US President Donald Trump suggested 'cleaning up' of the Gaza Strip, which is battered into rubbles following the intense Israel-Hamas war, and expressed the idea of moving Palestinians from the strip to some neighbouring countries.
Kurram's 100 villages under siege struggle amid blockades, violence, and despair
Kurram January 21: Over 100 villages in upper and lower Kurram, including the district headquarters of Parachinar, have been under siege for over three and a half months as reported by Geo News.
UAE provides winter aid to 12,500 displaced people in Gaza
Gaza city, January 19: The United Arab Emirates concluded on Saturday a major campaign to distribute winter clothing to residents of southern Gaza shelter camps as part of "Operation Chivalrous Knight 3", the largest relief initiative in Gaza.
Over 66% displaced Kashmiri Pandit families have properties in valley: Exodus Cultural Survey
New Delhi, January 19: The forced exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley in 1990 was not merely a physical displacement; it represented a profound disruption of their lives, culture, and identity, according to a post by Exodus Cultural Survey.
Gaza residents await ceasefire, dream of rebuilding lives after war
Gaza, Jan 15: Over 2.2 million people in Gaza are closely following the "positive" news from Qatar, which suggests that both Hamas and Israel are nearing an agreement on a ceasefire to end the 15-month conflict in Gaza.
Sudan remains in humanitarian crisis of staggering proportions: UN official
United Nations, Jan 7: Sudan "remains in the grip of a humanitarian crisis of staggering proportions" after 20 months of war, a senior United Nations official said, calling for more international support and unimpeded humanitarian access.