Half A Million Civilians Displaced in DR Congo as Government Loses Grip on Major City
Over half a million people have reportedly been displaced by the battle raging between Congolese security forces and M23 rebels for the city of Goma.
Internally Displaced Peoples
U.N. Reports Half of Haiti’s Armed Gangsters Are Children
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said on Monday that up to half of Haiti’s armed gang members are children, employed as “informants, cooks and sex slaves” in addition to being “forced to perpetrate violence.”
U.N. Refugee Chief Makes Plea to Countries: ‘Do Not Focus Only on Your Borders’
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Monday said a record 123 million people have been displaced from their homes around the world – a number that has more than doubled over the past decade.
Report: Thousands of Christians ‘Deliberately Targeted’ for Death in Nigeria
A September report from Open Doors International details the dire situation faced by Christians hunted to the verge of extinction in Nigeria.
Rare Tornado Hits Haiti, Injuring Dozens and Leaving Hundreds More Homeless
A rare tornado struck the northern Haitian community of Bassin-Bleu on Tuesday, injuring more than 50 people and leaving about 300 homeless.
India: Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Send Army to Protect Christians in Manipur
The Indian Supreme Court on Tuesday refused an urgent plea to dispatch troops to the province of Manipur, where Christian mountain-dwelling tribes are clashing with lowland Hindus.
Displaced Ethiopians Hold Massive Demonstrations After Aid Suspended
Internally-displaced persons (IDPs) in Ethiopia’s Tigray region staged massive demonstrations on Tuesday to protest delays in returning to their homes, the continued presence of hostile tribal militia forces on their lands, and the suspension of humanitarian aid.
U.N. Experts Condemn Saudi Arabia for Planned Executions of Tribesmen Against ‘Megacity’ Neom
A panel of United Nations human rights experts published a letter this week condemning Saudi Arabia for sentencing multiple indigenous tribesmen to death on vague “terrorism” charges after opposing the displacement of their tribes from the country’s northwest, where Riyadh is planning the construction of an allegedly revolutionary “megacity.”
Nigeria Shuts Down Boko Haram Victim Camps over Rape, Drug Use
The government of northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state confirmed on Monday plans to close camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) within Borno after receiving multiple complaints about alleged “rapes among youths,” drug use, and various other crimes committed at the shelters, some of which house victims of the Islamist terror group Boko Haram.
Fighting in Central African Republic Displaces 100,000 People
At least 100,000 people in the Central African Republic (CAR) have been displaced by fighting between government forces and a coalition of opposition militias in recent weeks, the New Humanitarian reported on Monday.
Pope Francis: Migrants Are Forced to Flee ‘Like Jesus’
Pope Francis emphasized the involuntary nature of migration Sunday, insisting that, like Jesus, migrants and refugees are “forced to flee.”
Pope Francis: Migrants and Refugees Are Forced to Flee ‘Like Jesus Christ’
Pope Francis has compared displaced persons to Jesus Christ in his annual message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
UN Refugee Mission Head Warns of Growing Displacement of People in Libya
Jean-Paul Cavalieri, head of the Libya mission for the UNHCR, has warned that deteriorating conditions across Libya are producing over 200,000 displaced persons.
Report: Boko Haram Survivors Becoming Opioid Addicts in Nigerian Refugee Camps
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria have developed an addiction to the opioid Tramadol at refugee camps holding former Boko Haram captives who introduced others to the highly-addictive drug after being exposed to it by the jihadi group, Al Jazeera reported over the weekend.
Syrian Christian Priest Claims 80% of Syria Safe: Islamic State ‘Defeated’
The vast majority of Syria, about 80 percent, is now safe after more than seven years of war, prompting millions of internally displaced peoples (IDPs) to return to their original homes, a Damascus-based Christian priest who leads a humanitarian aid group declared on Thursday.
