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East Africa: 5.6 million displaced, according to OCHA
OCHA Eastern Africa released the lastest issue of the biannual "Displaced Populations Report", October 2011, which provides a highlight on the status of displacement for both refugees and internally displaced persons in Eastern Africa, since April 2011.
Key highlights of the report are:
- As at the beginning of October 2011, some 5.6 million people had been displaced in ten eastern Africa countries either as refugees or internally displaced persons (IDPs).
- Overall, the number of refugees across the eastern Africa region increased by 13% to approximately 1.54 million people, while the number of IDPs decreased by 1% to 4.03 million people between March 2011 and September 2011.
- Main drivers for displacement remain internal armed conflict, notably in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Somalia, and on a temporary basis-natural disasters, such as floods and drought conditions impacting countries in the region.
- Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania continue to host the highest number of refugees of above 200,000 each. Cumulatively, more than 196,000 Somalis have entered Kenya and Ethiopia during the last six months.
Find the report here.
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