As fighting in Syria has slowed down, refugees and internally displaced people have started returning to their former properties - only to often find bombed-out buildings where their homes once stood. Amid a staggering number of land disputes arising as a result of the war, women are sometimes resorting to desperate measures in a bid to escape destitution.
Threats from armed groups operating between the borders of Mali and Niger have caused a new wave of displacement in the Tillabéry region of Niger, said Doctors Without Borders. It said more than 8,000 people have been forced to settle in improvised camps without access to clean water or sanitation facilities.
Thousands of children from families with real or suspected links to IS militias are living in separate areas of refugee camps in northeastern Syria, Save the Children says. The aid organization says harsh winter conditions are putting the children at increased risk and has called on countries to 'take responsibility for their citizens'.
Africans who flee their home countries usually have a favored destination. As the number of refugees rises, the countries in which they seek shelter remain the same. Uganda tops the list.
The humanitarian emergency in Nigeria "is far from over," according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF). People continue to be displaced due to violence in the northeast and rely on humanitarian assistance to survive.
Refugees travel 2 billion kilometers each year to escape war and persecution. The UN Refugee Agency now wants people to walk, run or bike that distance to demonstrate their solidarity.
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has reported that "the mood in Hodeidah" in Yemen "is one of resignation." The city is still torn by violence while food and primary goods are increasingly less accessible.
The UN refugee agency UNHCR is concerned for the security of tens of thousands of civilians in the northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where violence by armed groups has recently caused over 20 deaths.
Around the world, more than 10 million people -- including over a million refugees -- have no nationality. As a result, they are often denied access to basic rights like education, healthcare and employment. Statelessness is a problem of our own making, passed on from one generation to the next, which could easily be resolved.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has urged the international community to increase its support to Afghanistan, where millions of displaced people and repatriated refugees need humanitarian assistance.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has called for humanitarian aid for the Nigerian population in Borno State, stressing that the crisis is ongoing and at risk of deteriorating.
According to the most recent estimates by the International Organisation for Migration, more than half of the population from Hudaydah has been displaced due to the escalation of violence.