Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) 2024

About Global Report on Internal Displacement 2024:

• It is an annual report published by the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• It records internal displacements due to conflict and violence and disasters.
• Highlights of GRID-2024:
  • In 2023, the number of internally displaced people (IDP) increased to75.9 million, from 71.1 million in the preceding year.
  • Report says 7.7 million displaced by disasters (one-fourth of it was caused by earthquakes) and 68.3 million by conflict and violence.
  • Sudan, Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Colombia, and Yemenhost nearly half of the world’s IDPs.
  • At 9.1 million, Sudan has the highest number of IDPs recorded for a single country.
  • Most of the new displacement this year happened in Sudan, the Palestinian territories, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, accounting for almost two-thirds of all new displacement.
• South Asia:
  • The IDMC said around 5.3 million people were living in internal displacement as a result of conflict and violenceacross South Asia at the end of 2023, 80 percent of whom were in Afghanistan.
  • Conflict and violencetriggered69,000 displacements in South Asia in 2023, with Manipur violencealone accounting for 67,000.
  • It is the highest number of displacements triggered by conflict and violence in India since 2018.
  • There is a sharp decline in IDP in 2023 from 2.5 million internal displacements due to natural disasters in India in 2022. Internal displacements by natural disasters in 2023 was 528,000.

Key Facts about Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC):

• It is the leading source of information and analysis on internal displacement. 
• IDMC defines internal displacement as “the number of forced movements of people within the borders of their country recorded during (a) year.
• IDMC was set up in 1998 at the request of the international community to fill an important knowledge gap on the global scale and patterns of internal displacement.
• IDMC is part of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), an independent, non-governmental humanitarian organisation.
• IDMC plays a unique role as a global monitor and evidence-based advocate to influence policy and action by governments, UN agencies, donors, international organisations and NGOs.

IDMC’s GRID is the official repository of data and analysis on internal displacement.

Q1: What is the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non- governmental organisation which provides assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide. NRC strives to reduce the number of people affected by displacement, and advocates for the rights of those who are forcibly displaced, internally displaced or seeking asylum. Their humanitarian aid includes basic needs provision such as food, sanitation and shelter, as well as protection services such as legal aid and education on human rights.

Source: Weather-related disasters continue to displace more than conflict and violence