Resettled IDPs Face New Challenges in North East Nigeria
The bustling atmosphere in Dalori, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, hides the harsh reality of life in the community as many groups gather in circles to…
Heavy Rainfalls Bring More Miseries For IDPs In Nigeria’s Sokoto
It’s early August, a little after the Isha’i (Muslim night) prayer. Aisha Muhammad watched the clouds gather with anxiety. She knew from experience that she…
UNHCR Calls For Development-Focused Aid For IDPs During Recent Visit To Nigeria’s Borno State
A high-level delegation from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), led by Assistant High Commissioner for Operations Raouf Mazou, visited Borno State to…
Departing IDPs Hopeful Yet Wary As Borno Commences Closure Of Muna Camp
The government of Borno state in northeastern Nigeria initiated the resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Muna, an unofficial camp, on Friday, June 7,…
Nigerian IDPs’ Struggle To Keep A Roof Over Their Heads
Hajjara Habiba’s life has been a relentless cycle of displacement and hardship. Ten years ago, her world was upended when Boko Haram forced her family…
Hunger, Unemployment … IDPs In North East Nigeria Rank Their Biggest Worries
The vast majority of internally displaced people in northeastern Nigeria have identified hunger and inadequate nutrition as their biggest concerns. This was noted in an…
In a Rafah school called ‘Hope’, Gaza IDPs seek shelter from Israel’s bombs | Israel War on Gaza
Rafah, Gaza Strip – The rooms and corridors of Rafah’s Al-Amal Rehabilitation Society, a two-storey building in a sunny yard filled with trees, and a…
When IDPs Vote: Conflict Chipping Away At Political Freedom Where It Matters Most
On the eve of Nigeria’s last presidential election, around 4 p.m., Ibrahim Hassan wore one of his finest clothes, grabbed his voter card, exited his…
Syrian IDPs in Idlib recount deadly shelling by Assad forces | Syria’s War News
At least two civilians have been killed and two others wounded in a rocket attack by Syrian regime forces on a displacement camp on the…
As It Rains Heavily In Borno, IDPs Lose Their Homes Again
On Sept. 1, Hadiza Umaru Ali, a displaced and single mother of seven in Maiduguri went out to sell bean cakes in the morning as…
Factcheck: Resettled IDPs In Borno Not Up To 2 Million
Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum on Wednesday, July 5, accused a United Nations representative of sharing incorrect information at the Lake Chad Basin Governors Forum…
The IDPs Who Stayed Back
Just when Zara Buba starts to get comfortable, someone in uniform comes and rips her from her home. It happened one afternoon 11 years ago…
Borno IDPs Decry Lack Of Security In Resettlement Camps
Ya Hindi’s troubles started eight years ago when she, alongside her family, was dislocated from Kodo in Borno state when the Boko Haram insurgency first…
Despite Security Risks, Nigerian Authorities Plan To Resettle IDPs To Mallam Fatori
The Borno state government in Northeast Nigeria wants to press ahead with the return of refugees to the remote town of Malam Fatori in May,…
Where Do You Run To?: A Tale Of Unequal Access To Aid For Adamawa’s IDPs
Musa Tela’s children were playing, his wife was turning corn flour to pap while he and his friends socialised beneath a tree when word came…
Nigeria Elections 2023: Fearful IDPs Head Home To Vote in Borno
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri, Borno state, northeast Nigeria, have begun risky journeys back to the home regions they fled, ahead of Saturday’s general…
The Hadejia IDPs: Heartbreak And Hope In A Land Of Strangers
It was a day like any other; the sun shone and birds chirped. Then the sound of gunfire shattered the silence and Rabi knew that…
IDPs In Nigeria’s Adamawa State Anticipate Resettlement
“No one here would tell you they are not tired of staying in this camp,” Naomi Daudu tells HumAngle while seated beside her makeshift tent…