Thematic Focus: Education

Short pieces:

Hope in Exile: Afghan Refugee Children Struggle for Education in Pakistan (Refugee Research Online, April 2026) [text]

Rohingyas as ‘FDMNs’ in Bangladesh: Implications for their Right to Education (OpinioJuris, May 2026) [text]

Reports:

Adult English Instruction at Risk: The Threat of Federal Funding Cuts and Potential State Responses (Migration Policy Institute, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Building bridges to the future for displaced Ukrainian youth: A compendium of case studies from Czechia, Poland and Slovakia (Unicef, April 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Completion of upper secondary school among unaccompanied refugee minors and the association with child welfare measures," Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 184 (May 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Norway.

"Early Childhood Intervention for Children with Disabilities and Syrian Refugee Children in Türkiye: Practices, Policies, and Recommendations," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 3 (March 2026) [open access]

"Educational outcomes of children with an immigrant background: Analyzing immigrant generation, age at immigration, and exogamous background as a unified construct," Migration Studies, vol. 14, no. 2 (June 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Finland.

"Friendship as relational pedagogy: Syrian refugee children’s experiences of belonging in Scottish schools," Pedagogy, Culture & Society, Latest Articles, 5 May 2026 [open access]

"Navigating educational pathways among randomness and ongoing displacements: experiences of refugee youth in the Austrian education system," International Journal of Inclusive Education, Latest Articles, 30 April 2026 [open access]

"Ukrainian distance education in double schooling of displaced children: Transnational educational spaces and family agency," European Educational Research Journal, OnlineFirst, 25 March 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Germany.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Education (3 April 2026)

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

From coverage to prioritisation: how funding cuts are reshaping operational decisions in Cox’s Bazar (Humanitarian Practice Network, May 2026) [text]

Is New Zealand sliding toward a US-style approach to immigration and asylum? (The Conversation, May 2026) [text]

Malaysia: New Refugee Registration System Raises Concerns (HRW, May 2026) [text]

Repatriation in Limbo: Bangladesh and the Future of the Rohingya (Observer Research Foundation, March 2026) [text]

Reports:

2026-27 Federal Budget: What it means for refugees and people seeking humanitarian protection (Refugee Council of Australia, May 2026) [text]

- See also related UNSW comment.

Advancing Refugee Protection and Promoting Accountability in Southeast Asia Through Legal Empowerment and Refugee Leadership (Asylum Access, May 2026) [access]

Afghanistan: Conflict Displacement and Returnee Influx Contingency Plan 2026 (OCHA, May 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Asian diaspora research in Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1978–2025," Ethnic and Racial Studies, 

Latest Articles, 10 April 2026 [open access]

"The changing landscape of immigration detention in Australia: preventive ‘crimmigration’ and the legislative response to NZYQ," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 14 May 2026 [open access]

"The Medical Border and Australia’s Extraterritorial Asylum Regime," UNSW Law Journal, vol. 49 (2026) [full-text]

"The Rohingya crisis and geopolitical tensions driving the failure of humanitarian governance and legal accountability among refugees in Bangladesh," Geopsychiatry, vol. 3 (June 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (30 April 2026)

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Short pieces:

"The humanitarian system celebrates refugee-led organisations, then starves them," The New Humanitarian, 28 April 2026 [text]

Middle East crisis ripple effects strain aid efforts beyond region (UNHCR, May 2026) [text]

Reports:

Health in a World of Crises and Impunity (Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health–Lancet Commission on Health, Conflict, and Forced Displacement, May 2026) [info]

- Note: Unfortunately, the report itself is not open access, but apparently, users can register for free to read the text. Otherwise, the companion website offers executive summaries and policy briefs. A number of launch events have also been scheduled. See also related TNH article.

Standby Partnerships Report 2025 (UNHCR, May 2026) [text]

The state of international humanitarian funding to local and national actors (ODI Humanitarian Policy Group, May 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Advocating for a ‘New International Humanitarian Order’: Reform in the Name of Humanity and the Planet during the 1980s," Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, Ahead-of-Print, 14 April 2026 [open access]

"Aiding peace or conflict? The impact of USAID cuts on violence," Science, vol. 392, no. 6799 (May 2026) [free full-text]

- See also related commentary and NPR article.

"Caring humanitarian leadership: Exploring practices through real life experiences," The Humanitarian Leader, vol. 8, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Rhetoric vs. reality: The meaningful participation of migrants in humanitarian action," The Humanitarian Leader, vol. 8, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Strategies for closing humanitarian programs ethically: insights from a scoping review and analysis of endline reports from the Canadian Red Cross," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:11 (May 2026) [open access]

Voice Out Loud, no. 40 (Dec. 2025) [full-text via ReliefWeb] 

- Issue theme is "Fragility: The Cost of Inaction."

"Where Are Workers? Centring Logistics Labour in Humanitarian Aid Analyses," Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, Ahead-of-Print, 14 April 2026 [open access]

Multimedia:

What it means for humanitarians to be political (Rethinking Humanitarianism, May 2026) [access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance - Pt. 1 (27 April 2026)

- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance - Pt. 2 (27 April 2026)

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Everyday cosmopolitanism of refugee entrepreneurs," International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, vol. 32, no. 11 (Dec. 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Finland.

"Institutional Ethnography of Mismatched Paths: Refugee Professionals’ Struggles to Reintegrate into Their Former Professions in Norway," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 7 May 2026 [open access]

"The Meaning of Work for Venezuelan Refugees in Brazil: Job Crafting as a Strategy for Inclusion and Professional Development," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 5 (May 2026) [open access]

"Mental well-being among Syrian refugee workers in Lebanon: a multidimensional approach," Journal of Global Health, vol. 16 (2026) [open access]

"Situated agency in precarious labor: intersectional insights from women in Lebanon’s informal economy," Gender in Management, EarlyCite, 4 May 2026 [open access]

"Unequal returns: gendered and origin-based disparities in initial refugee employment trajectories in Germany," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 10 May 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on refugees from Ukraine and MENA.

"Work Authorization as a Due Process Interest in Property: How Procedural Due Process Can Be Used to Protect the Work Authorization of Beneficiaries of the Temporary Protected Status Program," Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 40, no. 1 (2025) [full-text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1 (19 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Does the ban on asylum seekers working actually work? (UK in a Changing Europe Blog, April 2026) [text]

Immigrants Pay More in Taxes Than the Average Person (CATO At Liberty Blog, April 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

OPPORTUNITY: IRC and partners roll out a pioneering approach to supporting Ukrainian entrepreneurs in Poland and Germany (IRC, May 2026) [text]

Policy Pathways to Economic Self-Sufficiency: A Comparative Study of Syrian Refugees (Refugee Research Online, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Jordan and Turkey.

"Refugee entrepreneurs and the illusion of financial inclusion," The New Humanitarian, 19 May 2026 [text]

- Focuses on Kenya.

Refugee youth call for stronger investment in skills and decent work at ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026 (ILO, May 2026) [text]

Reports:

Building Evidence to Enhance the Welfare of Refugees and Host Communities in Kenya: Insights from Two Rounds of the Kenya Longitudinal Socioeconomic Study (World Bank, Feb. 2026) [text]

- See also related news story.

Creating Inclusive Urban Economies for Migrants and Refugees (Migration Policy Institute, May 2026) [text]

- See also related press release and webinar video recording.

Labour mobility for skilled refugees: Improving outcomes for regional Australia (Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, May 2026) [access]

- See also related post on The Conversation.

The ramifications of aid cuts on refugee lives: Case of the Differentiated Assistance (DA) model and the Shirika Plan in Kenya, IDOS Policy Brief, no. 9 (German Institute of Development and Sustainability, 2026) [text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (28 April 2026)

Regional Focus: MENA

Short pieces:

Despite announced ceasefire, more people are forced to flee their homes in Lebanon (UNHCR, May 2026) [text]

Middle East crisis ripple effects strain aid efforts beyond region (UNHCR, May 2026) [text]

"Palestinians in Gaza mark anniversary of 1948 mass expulsion and say today’s catastrophe is worse," AP News, 15 May 2026 [text]

Tunisia: End Abusive Prosecution of Refugee Aid Workers (HRW, May 2026) [text]

Where Iranians are going under fire – a real‑time picture of displacement (The Conversation, May 2026) [text]

Reports:

An Analysis of Afghan Onward Movements from Iran to Türkiye (UNHCR, May 2026) [text]

Deaths and Displacement in Lebanon: Update on the Human Rights Situation in Lebanon (OHCHR, April 2026) [text]

Overview Report: Practices and policies affecting human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

including East Jerusalem (7 October 2023 – 31 May 2025) (OHCHR, May 2026) [text]

Protracted Displacement in the Middle East and North Africa (Baker Institute, May 2026) [text]

- A compilation of nine briefs that "examine innovative approaches and state strategies for addressing long-term displacement — from refugee-led responses in Lebanon to climate-focused diplomacy in Egypt and Jordan, and alternative pathways in the United Arab Emirates — offering lessons on governance, inclusion, and durable solutions."

Syrian refugees in Turkey: real prospects for returning to Syria?, Les Analyses du CERI (SciencesPo, April 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Navigating access barriers: Strategies for Syrian refugees confronting healthcare challenges in Jordan - A qualitative approach," PLOS Glob Public Health 6(5): e0006136 (May 2026) [open access]

"The Prohibition on Forced Displacement, the Right to Leave, Non-Refoulement and the Right to Return: Four Sides of the Same Coin?," International & Comparative Law Quarterly, vol. 75, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- "The article posits that a future realisation of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination has been coopted by external actors as a justification for infringing, in an immediate and tangible sense, the individual rights of Gazans to leave the strip in order to seek and to enjoy elsewhere protection from rights violations... ."

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 2 (MENA) (11 May 2026)

- Regional Focus: MENA (28 April 2026)

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Short pieces:

Beyond Progressive Law: Ethiopia’s CRRF Commitments, Protracted Displacement, and the Structural Limits of Durable Solutions (RLI Blog, May 2026) [text]

"Fifty years on, Lam Tac Tam reflects on life in Australia as the first Vietnamese refugee to arrive by boat," The Guardian, 25 April 2026 [text]

Not Without Housing, Security, and Social Stability: What Quantitative Modeling of Return Movements across Three Crisis Contexts Tells Us about Resolving Internal Displacement (RID Blog, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Iraq, Syria, and Sudan.

Reports:

"The End of Refugee Resettlement," The New Yorker, 14 May 2026 [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Feedback on "Australia’s Humanitarian Program 2026-27"

- The Australian government undertakes an annual consultation process regarding its humanitarian program. Here are examples of two submissions for the current year, from the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law  and the Refugee Council of Australia. To view many more, simply search on >submission Australia’s Humanitarian Program 2026-27<.

Transitioning from Temporary Protection: Projected Stay, Legal Pathways, and Policy Options for Refugees from Ukraine (UNHCR, May 2026) [text]

"Ukrainian Refugees in Europe," Ukrainian Analytical Digest, no. 18 (Center for Security Studies et al., 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"The Hidden Structure of Support: The Role of Vertical Bonding Ties for Refugees," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 14 May 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on North Korean refugees in London.

"The Relationship Between Structural Deregulation and Social Regulation: A Case Study of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program," Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 40, no. 2 (Winter 2026) [full-text]

"Settlement intentions of Ukrainian refugees in Germany: Adhering to social status back home or restarting again abroad?," Demographic Research, vol. 54 (March 2026) [open access]

"Teoría y praxis de la regularización de migrantes: un esquema y un caso para su comprensión dinámica y crítica," REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 34 (2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Venezuelans in Argentina. 

"The United Kingdom’s Ukraine Schemes and the Case for a Safe Passage Visa: At-Risk People, So-Called ‘Safe and Legal Routes’, and the Refugee Convention," Laws, vol. 15, no. 2 (April 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions (28 April 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles & book chapters:

Geopolitics, vol. 31, no. 2 (2026) [contents]

- Special issue on "Questioning the Safe Haven: Interdisciplinary Inquiries into Violence in Refugee Reception and Settlement," with a focus on Europe; the introduction and eight articles are open access.

"(Im)mobile islanders: protection seekers enacting and imagining onward movements from Malta," Territory, Politics, Governance, Latest Articles, 8 May 2026 [open access]

"Islands of Solidarity? Migration and Activism in Malta," Geopolitics, vol. 31, no. 2 (2026) [open access]

- Note: This article appears in the Geopolitics issue listed above, but it is not a part of the special issue.

"'It Makes Sense': Credibility and Impartiality in an Interpreter-Mediated Asylum Case in Court," Chapter in Power, Mobility and Voice: Jan Blommaert's Unfinished Business (Multilingual Matters, 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Denmark.

"The Logistics of Settlement in Racial Capitalism: Migrant Dispersal, Algorithms and the Struggle for Relationality," Chapter in Racial Capitalism: In the Shadow of the Swedish Model (Brill, April 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Sweden and Germany.

"Longing for Something Better: The Temporal Dimension in the Migration Narratives of Iraqi Asylum Seekers," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 12 May 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Finland.

"Refugee Settlement Policy within a Racial Capitalist Housing Market," Chapter in Racial Capitalism: In the Shadow of the Swedish Model (Brill, April 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Sweden.

"Social Networks and Agency in Forced Migration from Ukraine to Switzerland," Global Networks, vol. 26, no. 3 (July 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (14 May 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

The Interpreter was the Variable: Implications for Credibility in Asylum Claims (RLI Blog, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the UK.

UNHCR welcomes adoption of the Refugee Law of 2026 in Cyprus, while urging a protection-sensitive implementation (UNHCR, May 2026) [text]

**For much more news and info on the latest developments, check out the ECRE Weekly Bulletin.**

Reports:

Country Reports (AIDA, May 2026)

- Updated profiles are available for Bulgaria and Spain.

Pact on Migration and Asylum: A common EU system to manage migration (European Commission, May 2026) [access]

Restrictive Immigration: The Reduction of Support Provisions for Vulnerable Asylum Seekers, MOBILE Working Paper, no. 93 (2026) [text]

- Focuses on Denmark.

Multimedia:

Forced displacement in Ukraine: Decisions, measurement, and uncertainty, 26 Feb. 2026 [access]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (5 May 2026)

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (5 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: Detention

Short pieces:

MSF General Assembly Keynote: The Global Expansion of Immigration Detention, “Unleashed from Human Rights” (Global Detention Project, April 2026) [text]

Reengineering detention: Why ICE’s shift from prison to warehouse calls for a new analysis (Border Criminologies Blog, April 2026) [text]

- See also related ACLU post.

Serbia: Rights at Risk Amidst Ongoing Ad Hoc, De-Facto Detention (Immigration Detention Monitor, April 2026) [text]

When immigration detention becomes a system of concentration: Lessons from research on 150 historical cases (The Conversation, May 2026) [text]

Reports:

Inside Lukavica: Bosnia’s Immigration Detention Black Box (Collective Aid, May 2026) [text via Immigration Detention Monitor]

What ICE’s Data on Pregnant, Postpartum, and Lactating Women in ICE Detention Really Shows (Women's Refugee Commission, April 2026) [text]

- See also request for submissions to the WRC's Detention Pregnancy Tracker.

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Australian media's response to the end of indefinite detention: towards a rights-based treatment of people seeking asylum?," Media International Australia, OnlineFirst, 28 Feb. 2026 [open access]

*"The changing landscape of immigration detention in Australia: preventive ‘crimmigration’ and the legislative response to NZYQ," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 14 May 2026 [open access]

"Crimigración: un análisis feminista del encarcelamiento de jóvenes mexicanos indocumentados en Estados Unidos de América," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 17 (2026) [open access]

- Available in both Spanish and English.

"Detention-Related Health Harms Among Recently Deported Central American Immigrants," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 7 May 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on the US.

"Do street-level bureaucrats have discretionary power? Analysing the immigration detention policy implementation from the perspective of organizational power struggles in Belgian ‘closed centres'," Political Research Exchange: An ECPR Journal, vol. 8, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Ghosts of the Afterlife of Violence: the Traces of Racial Capitalism in the Carceral Practices of Remote Detention and Punishment of Refugees," Chapter in Racial Capitalism: In the Shadow of the Swedish Model (Brill, April 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Australia and Sweden.

"Minor Wives: Married Girls in US Immigration Detention," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 14, no. 2 (June 2026) [full-text]

"Substandard medical care of detained immigrant children experiencing common acute illnesses: evidence from a U.S. family immigration detention facility," International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, EarlyCite, 21 April 2026 [postprint]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Detention (United States) (10 April 2026)

Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People

Short pieces:

The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum Doesn't Protect People with Disabilities (HRRC Blog, March 2026) [text]

Stranded in Villahermosa: How the US is Deporting Elderly and Medically Vulnerable Individuals to Mexico (OpinioJuris Blog, March 2026) [text]

Reports: 

"Disability and migration: trends, issues and responses," Chapter in World Migration Report 2026 (IOM, May 2026) [text]

Invisible Care, Unmet Needs: The Situation of Ukrainian Caregivers of Persons with Disabilities in the EU (It’s Ability! Project, 2026) [text via SSRN]

Journal articles:

"Depression in Older Adult Refugees: A Scoping Review," Journal of Ageing and Longevity, vol. 6, no. 1 (March 2026) [open access]

"Disability and Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia: Vulnerabilities and Victim-Survivors’ Experiences," Journal of Human Trafficking, Latest Articles, 18 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Educating and Guiding Young Minds: Sociocultural Contributions of Older African Refugees Living in Calgary, Canada," Canadian Journal on Aging = La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, FirstView, 4 May 2026 [open access]

"Harnessing AI to Enhance Inclusion for Refugees with Disabilities: Mitigating Bias, Promoting Equity in Humanitarian and Resettlement Efforts," Disability and the Global South, vol. 13, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Implementing the Inter-agency Standing Committee Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action: A Scoping Review," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:12 (May 2026) [open access]

"Navigating the education and healthcare system in England: the transition experiences of asylum-seeking/refugee families of children with special education needs and disability," Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, Latest Articles, 20 April 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People (23 Feb. 2026)

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

Short pieces:

Invisible by Design: How the EU Asylum AI Systems Evade the Regulatory Gaze (Verfassungsblog, April 2026) [text]

It’s OK to not be OK: Digital mental health in Mahama Refugee Camp (UNHCR Innovation, April 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Rwanda.

Piloting AI for Humanitarian Information: Reflections on Our Collaboration with Dataminr (ReliefWeb Blog, April 2026) [text]

Reports & book chapters:

"The Digital Turn in Asylum Determination through the Lens of Superdiversity," Chapter in Power, Mobility and Voice: Jan Blommaert's Unfinished Business (Multilingual Matters, 2026) [open access]

Mental Health in Conflict and Forced-Displacement Settings: Leveraging Digital Technology for Targeting and Assistance, presentation at Better Data for Better Jobs and Lives: Innovations in Survey Measurement in the Age of AI, 8 Dec. 2025 [access]

- Note: A related concept note was formerly available via this document; I'm sharing the URL for info purposes.

"Migrants’ Communicative Practices in Polycentric Spaces: Anomie, Stability and Change," Chapter in Power, Mobility and Voice: Jan Blommaert's Unfinished Business (Multilingual Matters, 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Italy.

Journal articles:

"Building centaur responders: is emergency management ready for artificial intelligence?," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 3 (July 2026) [open access]

"Demystifying the Digital Transformation of Humanitarian Supply Chains Through AidTech," Logistics, vol. 10, no. 5 (May 2026) [open access]

"Digitised Migration: Entangled and Uneven Landscapes," International Migration (2025-2026) [access]

- Special collection. The introduction is freely available and six articles are open access.

"Empowering adult migrants through digital technology: language learning, identity, and career pathways," Zeitschrift für Weiterbildungsforschung, Latest Articles, 13 April 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Germany and the US.

"Framing the crisis: X/Twitter discourse on Ukrainian war refugees in Poland," PLoS One 21(5): e0346666 (May 2026) [open access]

"Harnessing AI to Enhance Inclusion for Refugees with Disabilities: Mitigating Bias, Promoting Equity in Humanitarian and Resettlement Efforts," Disability and the Global South, vol. 13, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Introversion to Digital Ghettos: Wilful Self-Exclusion of Syrian Refugees in Türkiye," International Migration, vol. 64, no. 3 (May 2026) [open access]

"Vulnerable human rights in cyberspace: a multi-case study of Ugandan refugees’ digital risks," Online Media and Global Communication, vol. 5, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies (13 April 2026)

News: 2026 Global Report on Internal Displacement

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) launched the 2026 edition of its annual Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) today. From the press release:

"Conflict and violence drove a record 32.3 million internal displacements in 2025, surpassing disaster displacements for the first time on record, according to the Global Report on Internal Displacement 2026 published today by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). 'Never have we recorded such a staggering number of displacements related to conflict,' said IDMC director Tracy Lucas. 'As conflicts are intensifying, it is often the same people who are uprooted again and again. Yet the systems meant to protect them are being dismantled.'   

   The number of internal displacements includes each instance a person is forced to flee within the borders of their own country, often multiple times over the course of the year. ...

   Disasters also continued to drive large-scale forced movement. Storms, floods and other hazards triggered 29.9 million internal displacements in 2025, a 35 per cent decrease compared with the exceptionally high levels of 2024, but still 13 per cent above the annual average of the past decade. ...

   Internal displacement remained highly concentrated: nearly half of all conflict IDPs (31.4 million) lived in just five countries, with Sudan hosting the largest number for the third consecutive year (9.1 million), followed by Colombia (7.2 m), Syria (6 m), Yemen (4.8 m) and Afghanistan (4.4 m)."

Visit 1) the landing page for highlights, graphics, regional/country overviews, and policy analysis, and 2) the publications page for the full report in English, and press releases and summaries in Arabic, English, French and Spanish. 

Previous iterations of the report can be accessed here.