World news | The Guardian•Yesterday
Internal displacements caused by violence or conflict at record high in 2025
The number of internal displacements triggered by conflict or violence around the world reached a record high in 2025, surpassing the number of disaster-driven internal displacements for the first time. From DR Congo and Sudan to Iran and Lebanon, we see millions more displaced on top of the previous record numbers driven out of their homes,” he added. A chart showing a breakdown of recorded internal displacements globally by cause since 2009, with conflict driving an increasing number and proportion of internal displacements Internal displacements refer to each new instance that a person is forced to flee within the borders of their own country.
