Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID), 2019 released

Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID), 2019 released

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-I – Society & GS-III – Disaster; Conflicts/Terrorism

In News:

• Recently,  the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre released its annual report on  internal displacement  of people. 

Key takeaways:

• According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre’s (IDMC) annual report, around 50 million people worldwide were internally displaced in 2019. 
• The causes of displacement were conflict or disaster, with coronavirus posing a new threat. 
• Around 33 million new displacements were recorded in 2019, the highest annual figure since 2012.
• The IDMC calls on governments to work towards solving conflicts like the civil war in Syria. 
• It also highlights conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, and Afghanistan.

Important value additions:

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

• It is the world’s authoritative source  of data and analysis on internal displacement.
• It is based in Geneva, Switzerland. 
• It was established in 1998 as part of the Norwegian Refugee Council, a humanitarian, non-governmental organisation.
• The Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) is the annual flagship report of IDMC. 

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