Annual report shows a record 33.3 million were internally displaced in 2013
The IMDC's Global Overview 2014 reports that 63 per cent of all IDPs at the end of 2013 were from Syria, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Sudan.
Number displaced by war soars to record 33.3 million - UN
Global displacement jumps by 4.5 million in a year, with one family fleeing inside Syria every 60 seconds, says report
Refugee Women in South Sudan: 'Stop the Killing'
Just a few months ago both these women led very different lives. But now they live side by side in a refugee camp and provide a glimpse of the human toll of the bloody conflict in the world's youngest country.
Nigeria issues Interpol arrest warrant for British-born bomb suspect
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French journalist killed in Central African Republic
FRANCE-CENTRALAFRICA/JOURNALIST (UPDATE 2):UPDATE 2-French journalist killed in Central African Republic
French journalist murdered in Central African Republic- Hollande
FRANCE-CENTRALAFRICA/JOURNALIST (URGENT):French journalist murdered in Central African Republic- Hollande
Education can break the Horn of Africa's climate-conflict cycle
Education, alongside better infrastructure, can attract people into non-pastoralist livelihoods, reducing their exposure to drought
UN expecting to feed 6.5 million Ethiopians this year
The country has been hit by locusts, war in neighbouring South Sudan and sparse rainfall
South Sudan's president says 2015 election to be delayed
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