Chapter 3 Map 3 | IDPs protected/assisted by UNHCR | end-2019 Syrian Arab Republic Yemen Colombia Somalia Democratic Republic of the Congo Number of people 10,000,000 7,500,000 5,000,000 2,500,000 1,000,000 100,000 A country is named if it features among the five largest per population group. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Escalation of the conflict in Syria meant that the number of IDPs remained high, estimated at more than six million at the end of 2019. The intensifying conflict led to almost half a million people being newly displaced during the year. Widespread conflict and violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo led to five million people being internally displaced by yearend, the highest number reported by UNHCR to date. Other countries with major IDP populations at the end of 2019 were Yemen (3.6 million), Somalia (2.6 million), Afghanistan (2.6 million) and Nigeria (2.2 million). UNHCR > GLOBAL TRENDS 2019 Protection and solutions for IDPs Protection remained the most fundamental challenge. The outbreak of war in Syria in 2011 generated one of the largest displacement crises in recent history. Conflicts which occurred after the ‘Arab Spring’ in Libya, Yemen and elsewhere created massive protection needs and displacement that have lasted throughout the decade. The dynamics of conflict, ongoing hostilities and protection risks, with large parts of the displaced and conflict-affected populations in 31