Conflict displaced 27.8 million people within their own countries : NRC

Q.  Who is the Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council?
- Published on 12 May 16

a. Jan Smith
b. Jan Klein
c. Jan Thomas
d. Jan Egeland

ANSWER: Jan Egeland
 
Conflict, violence and disasters displaced 27.8 million people within their own countries in 2015, according to a new report released 11 May.
  • Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) spoke of internal displacement caused by conflict and sudden-onset disasters, in a report that has been prepared by the NRC's Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
  • In addition the new report now also explores displacement currently "off the grid" displacement, such as that caused by criminal and gang violence, slow-onset disasters like drought, and development projects.
  • Some 8.6 million new displacements associated with conflict and violence were recorded in 2015, and as of the end of the year the total including those who fled in previous years stood at 40.8 million.

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