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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