The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) reached a record 83.4 million at the end of 2024, according to the new Global Report on Internal Displacement released on Tuesday by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). The total is more than double the number just six years ago, and equivalent to the population of Germany.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that multiple tropical cyclones have struck the Philippines in the span of a month, resulting in millions of people affected, repeated and prolonged displacements, damaged and destroyed homes, and prolonged flooding that has prevented communities from fully recovering. Another super typhoon is forecast to make landfall this weekend.
