﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:47:52 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>Millions of people forced from their homes due to conflict and disasters in first half of 2019</title><link>https://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/millions-of-people-forced-from-their-homes-due-to-conflict-and-disasters-in-first-half-of-2019,c2901629</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3409288</guid><description><![CDATA[Geneva, 12 September 2019 - More than 10 million new internal displacements were recorded between January and June 2019, according to a new report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
Of the total, 3.8 million were triggered by conflict and violence, primarily across Africa and the Middle East. The majority took place against a backdrop of collapsing peace deals and ceasefire violations in Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan and Libya. Tripoli experienced its worst episode of violence since the start of Libya’s civil war.

Ongoing instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Access to education at risk for more than 17 million children displaced by conflict and violence</title><link>https://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/access-to-education-at-risk-for-more-than-17-million-children-displaced-by-conflict-and-violence,c2860472</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3360044</guid><description><![CDATA[9 July 2019, New York – Over 17 million children were estimated to be living in internal displacement triggered by conflict and violence as of the end of 2018, according to new research from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).

Two new reports argue that internal displacement deprives children of an education and the long-term opportunities it affords. Access to quality inclusive education, however, brings significant economic, social and health benefits to displaced and host communities alike.

The research will be launched today in]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 14:19:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Media advisory: Launch of IDMC/NRC Global Report on Internal Displacement 2019</title><link>https://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/media-advisory--launch-of-idmc-nrc-global-report-on-internal-displacement-2019,c2801181</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3285020</guid><description><![CDATA[WHAT: The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (http://www.internal-displacement.org/) of the Norwegian Refugee Council (https://www.nrc.no/) will launch the 2019 Global Report on Internal Displacement, presenting the latest evidence and analysis of internal displacement by conflict and disasters worldwide. The number of people displaced within their own countries is the highest the world has ever seen. Years of unresolved crises have been compounded by new waves of violence and extreme weather events across the globe. Displacement increasingly occurring in urban areas adds new layers of]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 12:35:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Governments meet in Fiji to address displacement caused by disasters and climate change in Pacific island states</title><link>https://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/governments-meet-in-fiji-to-address-displacement-caused-by-disasters-and-climate-change-in-pacific-i,c2773677</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3249045</guid><description><![CDATA[Suva, Fiji, 27 March 2019 - Participants from governments, the European Union (EU), UN agencies and civil society opened a two-day consultation today to address the risk of displacement associated with disasters and climate change in the Pacific island states region.

The meeting is convened by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD); and attended by the governments of nine Pacific island countries (PICs) and territories, the European Union, Australia, France, New Zealand,]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Internal displacement could cost countries billions of dollars a year, according to new research</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/internal-displacement-could-cost-countries-billions-of-dollars-a-year--according-to-new-research,c2740116</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3205288</guid><description><![CDATA[Geneva, 13 February 2019 – First estimates of the financial impact of internal displacement have been released by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). The Geneva-based organisation’s new report (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/unveiling-the-cost-of-internal-displacement) estimates the average annual economic costs of the consequences of internal displacement on health, shelter, education, security and income. Researchers assessed these costs for eight countries which have recently experienced significant displacement in the context of conflict, disasters, or]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:20:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New research reframes displacement caused by criminal violence in the Northern Triangle of Central America</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/new-research-reframes-displacement-caused-by-criminal-violence-in-the-northern-triangle-of-central-a,c2627271</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3063381</guid><description><![CDATA[Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 25 September 2018 – The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) launches two new reports today on criminal violence and displacement in El Salvador and Guatemala.

Organised criminal violence associated with drug trafficking and gang activity has reached epidemic proportions in the Northern Triangle of Central America (NTCA) in recent years. IDMC estimates at least 432,000 people were forced to abandon their homes in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras as of the end of 2017 - many of them driven from cities suffering the highest homicide rates in the world]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>East Africa worst hit by internal displacement in first half of 2018</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/east-africa-worst-hit-by-internal-displacement-in-first-half-of-2018,c2615829</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3047822</guid><description><![CDATA[Geneva, 12 September 2018 - Latest figures from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) reveal that millions of people across the world have become displaced inside their own country since January. Worldwide, there were 5.2 million new internal displacements associated with conflict and violence in the first half of 2018, based on the analysis of data from the 10 worst-affected countries.

In Ethiopia, 1.4 million new internal displacements have already been recorded, surpassing both Syria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Somalia and South Sudan too are among the 10]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>IDMC and UN Unite Ideas announce winner of Displacement Digital Art Challenge</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/idmc-and-un-unite-ideas-announce-winner-of-displacement-digital-art-challenge,c2606801</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3035068</guid><description><![CDATA[3 September, Geneva – A digital storytelling platform has won a global competition to illustrate the issue of internal displacement via digital art, announce challenge organisers the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and Unite Ideas - the innovation platform provided by the United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT).

The winning solution, The Displacement Downtown, aims to help the viewer relate to people internally displaced within the borders of their home countries by violence or disasters.

The winning artist, Brendan Lim, explains the]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2018 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>30.6 million people displaced inside their country in 2017</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/30-6-million-people-displaced-inside-their-country-in-2017,c2521969</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2920604</guid><description><![CDATA[Conflict and disasters displaced 30.6 million people within their own countries last year, according to a new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
“This is the equivalent of more than 80,000 people displaced each day,” said Alexandra Bilak, Director of IDMC. “The scale of this displacement is dishearteningly familiar. This report shows why we need a new approach to address the huge costs of internal displacement, not only to individuals, but also to the economy, stability and security of affected countries.”

Key findings]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 08:41:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>***MEDIA ADVISORY***</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/media-advisory-,c2508280</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2901769</guid><description><![CDATA[Launch of IDMC/NRC Global Report on Internal Displacement 2018
WHAT: The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (http://www.internal-displacement.org/) of the Norwegian Refugee Council (https://www.nrc.no/) will launch the 2018 Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID 2018), presenting the latest data and trends of internal displacement by conflict and disasters worldwide. The scale of internal displacement in 2017 calls for a new approach to a phenomenon still blighting the lives of millions despite 20 years of efforts to resolve it.

WHEN: The report will launch globally on]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Global campaign launches to raise awareness of internal displacement worldwide</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/global-campaign-launches-to-raise-awareness-of-internal-displacement-worldwide,c2497799</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2884890</guid><description><![CDATA[17 APRIL 2018, GENEVA – Embargoed until 12.00 CET

To raise awareness of the global phenomenon of internal displacement, eight international organisations are combining their voices in a global campaign (http://www.gp20.org/) to highlight the situation of internally displaced people (IDPs) worldwide. Men, women and children forced to abandon their homes because of conflict, violence, disasters or development projects but who have not crossed an international border to seek refuge abroad.

During 2016, there were more than 30 million incidents of new internal displacement worldwide. Each]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 09:50:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>** MEDIA ADVISORY **</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/-media-advisory--,c2404804</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2751346</guid><description><![CDATA[Launch of IDMC/NRC 2017 Africa Report on Internal Displacement 

Wednesday 6 December 2017
WHAT: The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (http://www.internal-displacement.org/) (IDMC) of the Norwegian Refugee Council (https://www.nrc.no/) (NRC) is launching the new 2017 Africa Report on Internal Displacement which will present the latest data and trends of internal displacement across Africa. The report will provide an update on regional internal displacement trends and patterns, specific country assessments, as well as analysis about the underlying drivers of the risk of new and]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 09:01:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>More than 9 million people already displaced globally in 2017</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/more-than-9-million-people-already-displaced-globally-in-2017,c2326453</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2642304</guid><description><![CDATA[Wednesday, 16 August 2017 (Geneva)

Conflict, violence and disasters have caused more than 9 million new internal displacements globally in the first half of 2017, according to new estimates released today by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) (http://www.internal-displacement.org/).

Of the 9 million new internal displacements, 4.6 million were caused by conflict, a figure which is already two-thirds of last year’s total. The countries with the highest new internal displacement by conflict are: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): 997,000; Iraq: 922,000; Syria: 692,000;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:15:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MEDIA ADVISORY</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/media-advisory,c2271234</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2567488</guid><description><![CDATA[Launch of IDMC/NRC Global Report on Internal Displacement 2017 

Monday, 22 May 2017
WHAT:       The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (http://www.internal-displacement.org/) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (https://www.nrc.no/) launch today the 2017 Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID 2017) (http://www.internal-displacement.org/global-report/grid2017/) presenting the latest data and trends of internal displacement by conflict and disasters worldwide. The focus of this year’s report is on the connections between internal and cross-border displacement, the factors that]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2017 12:06:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>More than 31 million people displaced within their own country in 2016</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/more-than-31-million-people-displaced-within-their-own-country-in-2016,c2268710</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2566512</guid><description><![CDATA[Embargoed until 00:01 EDT, 22 May 2017
Monday, 22 May 2017 (Geneva/New York)

Conflict, violence and disasters caused 31.1 million new internal displacements in 2016, according to a new report released today by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).

"In 2016, one person every second was forced to flee their home inside their own country. Internally displaced people now outnumber refugees by two to one. It is urgent to put internal displacement back on the global agenda," said Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the NRC.

Of the 6.9]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2017 04:05:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MEDIA ADVISORY - Launch of IDMC/NRC Global Report on Internal Displacement 2017</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/media-advisory---launch-of-idmc-nrc-global-report-on-internal-displacement-2017,c2261504</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2554096</guid><description><![CDATA[WHAT:       The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (http://www.internal-displacement.org/) of the Norwegian Refugee Council (https://www.nrc.no/) will launch the 2017 Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID 2017) presenting the latest data and trends of internal displacement by conflict and disasters worldwide. The focus of this year’s report will be on the connections between internal and cross- border displacement, the factors that force internally displaced people (IDPs) across borders, and the issue of refugees being returned home, sometimes against their will, only to become]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2017 15:38:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>More than 12 million internally displaced people in Africa, says new report from IDMC</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/more-than-12-million-internally-displaced-people-in-africa--says-new-report-from-idmc,c2144932</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2398772</guid><description><![CDATA[Embargoed until 00:00 CET, Friday 9 December 2016
Friday, 9 December 2016 (Geneva/Addis Ababa) - The Africa Report on Internal Displacement (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/2016/africa-report-2016), launched in Addis Ababa today, finds that in 2015 alone, 3.5 million people were newly displaced by conflict, violence and rapid-onset disasters in Africa. This is an average of more than 9,500 people per day uprooted from their homes. At the end of 2015, a total of 12.4 million people were living in ongoing displacement in 21 African countries as a result of conflict and]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Internal displacement continues unabated</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/internal-displacement-continues-unabated,c2080556</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2306205</guid><description><![CDATA[Ten million new displacements recorded since January 2016
Geneva, Switzerland, 16 September 2016 

New estimates (http://www.internal-displacement.org/assets/publications/2016/201609-internal-displacement-update.pdf) published today by IDMC reveal that Syria, Yemen and Turkey have experienced the highest levels of internal displacement this year, with 900,000, 478,000 and 355,000 new displacements by conflict and violence, respectively. Sudden-onset disasters have also forced millions more to flee, with China and Indonesia hardest hit. Flooding in the Yangtze river basin displaced two]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2016 13:57:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>IDMC report on India calls for durable solutions to address internal displacement resulting from development projects.</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/idmc-report-on-india-calls-for-durable-solutions-to-address-internal-displacement-resulting-from-dev,c2046135</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2257702</guid><description><![CDATA[IDMC report on India calls for durable solutions to address internal displacement resulting from development projects. Each year millions of people worldwide are uprooted and left in extreme need as a result of this phenomenon.
Thursday, 14 July 2016 (Geneva) – The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) launched today Pushed Aside: Displaced for ‘Development’ in India (http://www.internal-displacement.org/assets/publications/2016/201607-ap-india-pushed-aside-en.pdf), its first thematic report dedicated to the issue of internal displacement caused by development projects.

Internal]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2016 09:49:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>19.3 million displaced by disasters but “mother nature not to blame” says new report</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/19-3-million-displaced-by-disasters-but--mother-nature-not-to-blame--says-new-report,c9806125</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1943727</guid><description><![CDATA[Under strict embargo to 20 July 2015, 1100 CEST

GENEVA 20 JULY 2015: In the last seven years, an estimated one person every second has been displaced by a disaster, with 19.3 million people forced to flee their homes in 2014 alone. Disaster displacement is on the rise, and as policy leaders worldwide advance towards the adoption of a post-2015 global agenda, the time has never been better to address it.
The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) released today its global report, The Global Estimates: People displaced by disasters.  The report]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Risk of losing home to disasters is four times more likely since 1970s, says new report</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/risk-of-losing-home-to-disasters-is-four-times-more-likely-since-1970s--says-new-report,c9737674</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1837998</guid><description><![CDATA[**For immediate release**

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)’s latest report, “Disaster-related displacement risk: Measuring the risk and addressing its drivers” forecasts an increased risk of global displacement caused by disasters, and calls for a stronger link between displacement and disaster risk reduction.
GENEVA 11 March 2015: The report coincides with the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in Sendai, Japan, where governments will adopt a global plan to reduce disaster risk and build upon the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2005-2015.

The]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2015 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boko Haram’s reign of terror forces 800 people to flee per day</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/boko-haram-s-reign-of-terror-forces-800-people-to-flee-per-day,c9597104</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1626538</guid><description><![CDATA[Press release for immediate release

GENEVA, 4 JUNE 2014 - Abduction of schoolgirls and unrelenting attacks on civilians may be the tip of the iceberg, highlights a new briefing paper released today by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), raising concerns of the geopolitical threat Nigeria’s Boko Haram poses to the region.
A new briefing paper by IDMC highlights violence and abuses perpetrated by Nigeria’s most notorious Islamist insurgent group, Boko Haram, and the scale of internal displacement provoked by its campaign of terror. According to government authorities,* a]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2014 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A record 33.3 million now displaced by war worldwide, as one family flees inside Syria every 60 seconds</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/a-record-33-3-million-now-displaced-by-war-worldwide--as-one-family-flees-inside-syria-every-60-seco,c9582041</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1607970</guid><description><![CDATA[**For immediate release**

GENEVA, 14 MAY 2014: 33.3 million people were internally displaced at the end of 2013 due to conflict and violence says a new report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).  This equates to a staggering increase of 4.5 million from 2012, signalling a record high for the second year running.
Today IDMC, part of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), launched its Global Overview 2014 at the United Nations in Geneva, alongside the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The report, which covers internal displacement in 2013 highlights that a full 63% of the record]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2014 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Groundbreaking new policy signals fresh hope for war-displaced in Afghan cities</title><link>http://news.cision.com/internal-displacement-monitoring-centre--idmc-/r/groundbreaking-new-policy-signals-fresh-hope-for-war-displaced-in-afghan-cities,c9534422</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1531934</guid><description><![CDATA[In a new report, IDMC explores the issue of the growing numbers of displaced people who seek refuge in Afghan cities, and exposes their particular vulnerability to illegal forced evictions. IDMC further highlights how today’s newly launched national IDP policy could, if properly implemented, end these abuses
Over half a million Afghans are now displaced by conflict, and over 40% of the population has been displaced at least once in their lives, with less and less seeking refuge in camp settings.

‘In reality more and more displaced people are heading to informal settlements  in and around]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2014 07:08:23 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>