Conflict, COVID-19 fuelled 6.5 million displacements in eastern Africa in 2020

Extreme weather events such as floods, cyclones, droughts also a major factor behind such displacements

Forced migration: Lack of global political will poses challenge for proper response, says report

By the end of 2020, 86 per cent people displaced across borders lived in countries with developing economies.   

Horn of Africa has entered 6th consecutive wet season with no rain: UNHCR

In Somalia, 3.8 million people have been displaced as of February 28, 2023; close to 300,000 people could be newly displaced by July 2023