UNHCR report reveals extreme weather driving repeated displacement among conflict-affected communities
BELÉM, BRAZIL – Millions of refugees, people forced to flee, and their hosts are trapped in an increasingly vicious cycle of conflict and climate extremes, according to a new report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. The report warns that climate shocks...
Climate change, conflict and political unrest: Mozambique’s triple crisis explained
A convergence of crises in Mozambique is forcing people to flee their homes, often multiple times, and complicating efforts to assist them By Isadora Zoni in Pemba, Mozambique Post-election unrest since October has forced thousands of Mozambicans and refugees to flee...
Nigeria’s Boko Haram displaced struggle with hunger following devastating floods
Recent flooding in northern Nigeria did not spare those already displaced by the security crisis in Borno State. Two months after escaping rising waters, they are now facing food insecurity By Colin Delfosse in Maiduguri, Nigeria The rainy season is finally coming to...