Africa home to nearly half of global displaced population, IDMC reports
Voice of America
FILE - People displaced by the conflict in Sudan flee Wad Madani, the capital of al-Jazirah state, heading to Gadaref state on Dec. 16, 2023. FILE - People displaced by conflict sit in a camp in Komanda, Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Aug. 30, 2023.
A record 75.9 million people are living in internal displacement due to conflict, and nearly half that number is in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a recent report.
FILE - Mohammed, a Syrian refugee child, works at a clothing workshop in Gaziantep, Turkey, June 2, 2016. A recent report on child labor in Turkey said at least 695 child workers had died in the country in the past 11 years. FILE - Ahmad Abo Baker, a Syrian refugee child, works at a shoe workshop in Gaziantep, Turkey, June 2, 2016. When the photo was taken, Ahmad worked 12 hours a day, six days a week, along with his father, and he was paid 100 Turkish liras per week. FILE - A Syrian refugee child works at a copper workshop in Gaziantep, Turkey, June 2, 2016.
President of the African National Congress (ANC) Cyril Ramaphosa sworn in as member of parliament during the first sitting of the New South African Parliament in Cape Town, June 14, 2024. John Steenhuisen, leader of the Democratic Alliance, addresses the media after signing a governing agreement with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) during the first sitting of the New South African Parliament in Cape Town, June 14, 2024.