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A man unloads humanitarian aid supplied by the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR at a school in Beirut used as a shelter for people displaced by Israeli airstrikes. AP Photo/Hassan Ammar

Refugee numbers dropped in 2025 – but aid cuts and others trends suggest little to celebrate

The drop in funding has also led donors to prioritize the trend of using aid to control the movement of people – over their needs.
Displaced people from the Democratic Republic of Congo arrive in Rwanda in December 2025 after fleeing conflict in the eastern region. AFP via Getty Images

African migration: focusing on Europe misses the point – most people move within the continent

An analysis of the data shows fears of large-scale migration from Africa to Europe are exaggerated.
Embera Indigenous children play where thousands of Embera — displaced by years of internal armed conflict and precarious living conditions in the country’s central western region — have taken shelter after traveling to Bogota, Colombia in November 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Falling back into the shadows? How to keep internal displacement on the humanitarian agenda

Media coverage often focuses on those fleeing their country as refugees, while internally displaced people remain less visible and beholden to national governments.

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