Displaced People

More than 880,000 people displaced in Syria: UN

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – More than 880,000 people have been displaced since the latest escalation of hostilities in Syria, according to the United Nations (UN) humanitarians.

1.1 million newly displaced in Syria since offensive: UN

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – About 1.1 million people have been displaced since Syrian rebels launched the offensive that ousted former president Bashar al-Assad, the UN’s humanitarian agency has said, as fighting between different factions continues.

Worsening floods displace over 140,000 in Malaysia

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — Flooding in several states in Malaysia worsened on Saturday, forcing 146,522 people to leave their homes, officials said.

Israeli military tells all Gaza City residents to evacuate

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – The Israeli military has told all residents of Gaza City to evacuate south to the central Gaza Strip, amid an intensified offensive there.

US directly involved in displacement of 40 million people

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – A senior member of Iran's Constitutional Council says the United States has been directly involved in the displacement of some 40 million people in 85 countries across the world by conducting military operations.

UN:

7 mln internally displaced in Sudan,2 mln more out of country

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – The number of internally displaced people in Sudan has topped 7 million, a UN spokesman said on Wednesday.

World Food Program:

Heavy rains in eastern Ethiopia displace 12,000 households

TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – Heavy rains in Ethiopia's eastern region of Somali have displaced about 12,000 households, the World Food Program (WFP) announced.

At least 36,000 displaced in Ghana dam spillage

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – At least 36,000 people have been displaced and 150 rural communities submerged in devastating floods in southern Ghana following the spillage of the Volta Dam, a Ghanaian official said.

Floods displace over 27,000 people in Myanmar's Bago

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – A total of 27,302 people in Bago of southern Myanmar have been taking shelter in 47 relief camps as of Tuesday evening due to floods triggered by surging river levels.

Sudan conflict displaces nearly 4 million, UN official says

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Sudan’s escalating conflict has driven more than 4 million people from their homes, including over 884,000 who have fled to neighboring countries, a UN official has said.

600 people evacuated in Italy's Sardinia due to wildfires

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Six hundred people have been evacuated in Italy's second-largest island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea because of wildfires that engulfed the northeastern and southern parts of the island on Sunday, local media reported.

Greece wildfire forces mass evacuations

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – A wildfire which has been raging on the Greek island of Rhodes for five days forced hundreds of people to flee affected villages and beaches by land and sea on Saturday, authorities said.

Over 12 m people in Ukraine displaced: UN official

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – More than 12 million people have been forcibly displaced by the war in Ukraine, the United Nations IOM Director General, Antonio Vitorino said on Twitter before attending a Security Council meeting.