Internally Displaced People

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Why Is Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis Largely Invisible?

Sudan is experiencing the world's largest displacement crisis, but why is the crisis is overlooked, what are the regional spillover effects, and what would an effective international response require?

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Climate Migration 101: An Explainer

Climate change is reshaping migration globally—but most displacement remains internal and temporary, and no international legal framework protects those forced to move.

A woman and child walk in the Somali region of Ethiopia.

Who Counts as a Climate Migrant?

"Climate migrant" is a legally meaningless term and estimates of those forced to move due to climate range dramatically. Also, those most at risk are often those who cannot move at all.

A man pulls a boat on the low-lying Carteret Islands in Papua New Guinea