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A people without roofs: The Middle East's displacement problem

A people without roofs: The Middle East's displacement problem

India Today17-06-2025
As Israel and Iran continue to exchange strikes, civilians are being pushed away from their homes. US President Donald Trump even called on Iranians to evacuate Tehran, a city housing over 10 million people, for their safety.Israel has experienced internal displacement before. According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, between 2011 and 2022, Israel saw approximately 2.3 lakh instances of internal displacement due to conflict and violence, which affected at least 2.6 lakh people. The highest displacement occurred in 2023, when two lakh people were displaced due to conflict. In 2024, the number decreased to 68,000.advertisementInternal displacement across Middle EastAccording to the 2025 Global Report on Internal Displacement, several Middle Eastern countries faced significant internal displacement in 2024 due to ongoing conflict and instability. Syria had the highest number of people living in internal displacement due to conflict and violence, at over 7.4 million, with about seven lakh instances of displacement annually. Yemen followed, with around 4.8 million internally displaced peoples. In Palestine and Lebanon, two countries facing a prolonged conflict, 2.03 million and 0.99 million people were displaced in 2024.
Internal displacement is a global issue. But it has overwhelmingly affected the Middle East. Among the five countries with the highest number of people living in displacement due to conflict and violence in 2024, two are from the Middle East: Syria and Yemen.In 2024, conflict and violence caused 20.1 million displacements worldwide. By the end of the year, the number of people living in internal displacement reached 83.4 million. This reflects a 106 per cent increase from 2015, when 40.5 million people were living in displacement.Tune InMust Watch
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