Global Report on Internal Displacements 2025

Global Report on Internal Displacements 2025: Recently, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) published the Global Report on Internal Displacement 2025.

• Key Highlights from the Report: In 2024, natural disasters displaced 11 million people within the United States, marking a record-high figure for any single country.

o 45.8 million people were displaced globally in 2024, the highest since tracking began in 2008, with climate-related weather events responsible for 99.5% of the displacements.

o Disasters driven by climate change affected 29 countries, including the US, marking the highest displacement figures for these nations.

• Regional Insights: Sub-Saharan Africa: 19.3 million displaced, 7.8 million by disasters.

o East Asia & Pacific: 16.2 million displaced, 14.8 million by disasters.

o South Asia: 9.2 million disaster-related displacements, nearly tripling due to El Niño droughts.

• About IDMC: Provides critical information and analysis on internal displacement. Operates under the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), a non-governmental humanitarian organization

o It tracks forced movements of people within a country during a specific year.

o Established: 1998 ,  HQ: Geneva

oIt influences policy and actions of governments, UN agencies, donors, and NGOs through evidence-based advocacy.