Launch of a new study on internal displacement and cross-border movements in Colombia.

Back from her mission to Bangladesh, IDMC director Alexandra Bilak reflects on the precarious conditions of people living in Cox's Bazar, Bhola island and the slums of Dhaka.

The experience of IDPs differs significantly depending on the context. By the end of 2019, IDMC will provide information on the severity of displacement in about 50 countries. This report presents preliminary results for Colombia and Iraq.

First estimates of the financial impact of internal displacement have been released by IDMC. Find out more in this press release and download the report.

This paper presents some of the most frequently reported gender inequalities linked with internal displacement and calls for better disaggregation of all related data and research.

People making their way en masse from the Northern Triangle of Central America to the US signal a new and desperate strategy for individuals and families fleeing violence and crippling poverty in the region. IDMC’s Researcher Elizabeth Rushing and Monitoring Expert Andres Lizcano Rodriguez unpack this change of tactic based on recent research findings.

The mid-year figures reveal the most significant new internal displacements associated with conflict, violence and disasters between January – June 2018.