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Global internal displacement surge

Overview

In mid‑2025 the International Displacement Monitoring Centre reported that Mozambique experienced the highest number of internal movements in Sub‑Saharan Africa, with cyclones and renewed conflict in Cabo Delgado driving 669 000 displacements.

A week later the centre’s global annual report showed 82.2 million people displaced worldwide—the second‑highest on record—and for the first time armed conflict overtook natural disasters as the main driver, especially in Iran, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan.

By May 2026 internal displacement in Latin America had reached 10.5 million, driven largely by Colombia, which alone accounted for 7.2 million people, making it the second‑largest source of displacement globally after Sudan.

Early 2026 Colombian authorities highlighted a climate‑related wave, recording more than 25 000 people displaced by floods, droughts and landslides across several departments. The 2026 climate‑displacement law created a registry and protection mechanisms.

In June, Colombia reported dozens of massive displacement events and confinement imposed by illegal armed groups, affecting indigenous and Afro‑descendant communities, while the Americas overall hosted the world’s largest forced‑migration population.

Later that month, threats and intimidation by the Clan del Golfo and other illegal factions forced social leaders to flee and displaced rural residents in Córdoba and Antioquia.

In July, officials opened investigations into a purported new armed group in Antioquia and documented ELN‑linked kidnappings in Cauca, underscoring the continuing security‑driven component of Colombia’s displacement crisis.

Timeline

  1. 27 days ago

    [CRIME] 6 sources
    Colombia probes alleged new armed group in Antioquia as ELN kidnappings reported in Cauca

    Colombian authorities investigate a video claiming a new armed group, Comandos Armados del Pueblo, in Antioquia, while ELN militants kidnapped eight people in Cauca, releasing 32 and leaving eight missing.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Armed groups force displacement and threaten social leaders in Colombia

    Armed groups in Colombia's Córdoba and Antioquia have threatened social leaders and forced dozens of families to flee, amid increasing clashes and humanitarian concerns.

  3. about 2 months ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Colombia grapples with massive internal displacement as Americas lead global forced migration

    Colombia saw 18,000 displaced in May 2026, while the Americas host a record 22.8 million forced migrants, with Colombia sheltering 2.8 million Venezuelans.

  4. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Colombia reports over 25,000 climate‑displaced persons in early 2026

    More than 25,000 Colombians were displaced by climate‑related events between Jan‑Apr 2026, especially in Córdoba, Nariño, Cauca and Norte de Santander, prompting human‑rights alerts and a proposed mobility law.

  5. 3 months ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Colombia accounts for 7.2 million of Latin America’s 10.5 million internally displaced as global total hits 82 million

    Colombia tops Latin America’s internally displaced at 7.2 million as the world records 82 million in 2025.

  6. 3 months ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Armed conflict drives record internal displacement in 2025

    2025 sees 82 million internally displaced, with armed conflict causing a 60% rise and overtaking natural disasters.

  7. 3 months ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Mozambique records highest internal displacement in Sub‑Saharan Africa for 2025

    Mozambique saw 669,000 disaster‑related and 339,000 conflict‑related internal displacements in 2025, the highest in Sub‑Saharan Africa.

Sources

baoquangtri.vn · confidencial.digital · diariodelsur.com.co · elfrente.com.co · elpaisvallenato.com · elperiodicodeportivo.com.co · elsolnews.com · extra.com.co · insider.gr · laregional.net · liigume.ee · m.n.com.do · minuto30.com · newsbeast.gr · observador.pt · opais.co.mz · radiosantafe.com · rpp.pe