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Sahel internal displacement tops 2 million as violence surges
Grim milestone reached in world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis as fighting uproots 11,400 within Burkina Faso.
Over 100,000 displaced by resurgence of violence in Sudan’s Darfur region
UNHCR is concerned by recent violence in Sudan’s Darfur region, which has caused thousands of people to flee their homes seeking safety.
Grim milestone as Sahel violence displaces 2 million inside their countries
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for an end to the unrelenting violence in Africa’s Sahel which has now displaced more than two million people within the borders of their countries for the first time ever.