Displacement of more than 68 million people in the world in 2023
Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism - In the 56th United Nations Human Rights Council, a meeting on the human rights of refugees was published.
WFP provides assistance to newly displaced and vulnerable host families on the outskirts of Goma, scaling up efforts to meet growing needs. Attacks in the Rutshuru territory, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, have forced more than 188,000 people – more than half of them women and children – to flee their homes. The families in this photo are in Munigi, Nyiragongo territory, receive High-Energy Biscuits (HEB) within days of fleeing the ongoing conflict. The latest bout of violence displaced at least 188,000 people since 20 October in Rutshuru territory, eastern DRC, where more than 16,500 others have sought refuge in Uganda. The humanitarian community estimates that approximately 237,000 people need assistance, the majority of whom are in Nyiragongo territory (110,000 IDPs), some in Rutshuru (85,000) and Lubero (42,000). At least 53% of these displaced persons have found refuge with host families, while the rest stay in collective sites and centres (churches, schools, stadiums, and other places).
In this meeting, the special rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons was read. In this meeting, independent experts discussed the protection of victims.
Paula Gaviria Betancourt, the special rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced people, said in her report that every year, the number of internally displaced people in the world increases. Tens of millions of innocent people are displaced as a result of new armed conflicts
He further said that at the end of 2023, there will be 68.3 million internally displaced people in the world as a result of conflicts and violence. This means a 49% increase over the last five years.
The UN Special Rapporteur continued, in addition to those displaced by violence and conflict, 7.7 million people were also displaced by floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires and other natural disasters by the end of 2023
