'I don't want to be here. But we can't go home': what life is like for people forced to flee floods and fighting

Around the globe, conflict and the climate crisis have caused 83.4m people - a record number - to become refugees within their own countries. Three people from Bangladesh, Sudan and Colombia tell their storiesIn 2024, the number of internally displaced people around the world reached 83.4m, the highest figure ever recorded. Men, women, children, whole families and generations have been forced to flee their homes within their country as a result of conflict, violence, or natural disasters."Internal displacement rarely makes the headlines, but for those living it, the suffering can last for years," says Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, commenting on the latest figures from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Continue reading...