Global report on internal displacement 2017 119 83,000 46,000 36,000 171,000 25,000 Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Colombia Congo El Salvador 220,000 2,230,000 Dem. Rep. Congo 78,000 272,000 Cyprus Egypt 301,000 33,000 7,246,000 108,000 412,000 177,000 Total number of IDPs as of 31 December 2016 (conflict) Côte d'Ivoire 922,000 New displacements in 2016 (conflict) Country 2017 2015 2016 2015 2015 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 Year that the total number of IDPs was last updated Research and Academia Research and Academia Population Movement Commission NGO UNHRC and UNHCR Government, NGO and Media Government OCHA Population Movement Commission and Media IOM Primary source/ type IDMC bases its estimate of new displacement on a representative survey conducted by the Instituto Universitario de Opinión Pública, which collects data on households and individuals forced to change their place of residence due to threats or acts of violence during the previous year. This figure is based on data from 2015 which concern forced evictions in the Sinai region by the Egyptian Government. No updates or more detailed data could be obtained for 2016. IDMC’s estimates are based on the number of IDPs reported by OCHA and the Commission on Population Movement (CMP), a consortium of UN agencies and NGOs that compiles displacement data from the various affected regions in the country. There has been a significant increase in displacement during 2016, mainly due to the worsening of community clashes in certain provinces in eastern and central DRC. IDMC’s estimate is based on data from the Government of Cyprus. It includes people displaced since the mid 1970s as well as the children of IDPs. Conflict-induced displacement in Côte d’Ivoire dates back to clashes linked to the November 2010 elections. Due to significant improvements in the security situation, most displaced people were able to return by the end of 2013. IDMC’s 2016 figure is based on data from 2014 and refers only to people who remained in displacement at that time. IDMC's estimate is based on decaying data from 2009, as well as reported new displacements from 2016. These new displacements were triggered by post-electoral violence, concentrating in the Pool region and Brazzaville. These figures are based on the Government of Colombia’s national registry which records victims of its decades-long armed conflict. IDMC has subtracted individuals recorded as deceased. Internal displacement in Chad is closely linked to the Boko Haram insurgency, and is mainly concentrated around the western Lac region although some reports mention population movements in other areas of the country in relation to the Central African Republic crisis. The current displacement crisis in CAR has been ongoing since late 2012, due to the political crisis in the country and subsequent clashes and instability. IDMC's primary source is the Population Movement Commission (CMP), which publishes regular dashboards based on data provided by local and international NGOs, community and religious groups as well as local authorities. These figures refer to displacement triggered by the regional crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency, which has affected several countries in the Lake Chad Basin. The Far North region of Cameroon is the most heavily affected of the country due to its geographical position in between Nigeria and Chad. Comments