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People march during a protest against the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, and against conflict in Lebanon and Gaza, in New York City, U.S., April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Adam Gray TPX IMAGES
people have been displaced so far this year – more than 90 percent of them by drought – in addition to the 3.3 million Somalis already uprooted. Displaced families now face the highest risk of starvation, according
displaces people in order to steal the water.” Israel damaged six water facilities in southern Lebanon during previous attacks on Lebanon since 2023, and in the first four days of the renewed conflict this year
displaced reception center in the area of Dekwaneh, east of Beirut on April 15, 2026. **Joseph Eid/AFP via Getty Images** Joseph Eid/AFP via Getty Images --- ## Pakistan army chief visits Tehran to revive talks Pakistan
2026, it would cost the charity an extra $27m this year, he said. The disruption meant [45 million](https://www.wfp.org/news/wfp-projects-food-insecurity-could-reach-record-levels-result-middle-east-escalation) more people could go hungry, according to the World Food Programme (WFP), in addition
conflict on Feb. 23, 2026. The war has displaced about 14 million people, fueling a major humanitarian crisis. **Dan Kitwood/Getty Images** Dan Kitwood/Getty Images LAGOS, Nigeria — A year ago, Khartoum, the capital of Sudan
displaced](/news/2024/5/4/no-choice-indias-manipuris-cannot-go-back-a-year-after-fleeing-violence) tens of thousands of people since May 2023. In the remote Himalayan state populated by several Indigenous tribes, the Meiteis had been historically dominating the plains and the valley, including the state capital
Many are returning because they believe security has improved,” said the IOM’s Sung Ah Lee. “Others are returning because life in displacement has become unbearable.” However, she warned, their return would prove unsustainable without
conflict or rebuild bridges between communities that have lived by each other for centuries. At least seven people have been killed, and more than a dozen arrested, since the latest episode of violence broke
2026, during an event in support of Haitian migrants fearing the end of their Temporary Protected Status in the U.S.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4672x4672+1168+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F80%2Ff8%2F77417ee54506a9955821a6578429%2Fap26033691927213.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/02/03/g-s1-108463/judge-blocks-ending-protections-haitians) ### [Immigration](https://www.npr.org/sections/immigration) ### [Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections
displaced around 1.2 million people in Lebanon, [according to United Nations](https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/04/1167268) and Lebanese figures, and many are now going back to assess the damage of their homes. ![A supporter of Hezbollah holds
displaced around 1.2 million people in Lebanon, and many are now going back to assess the damage of their homes. ![A supporter of Hezbollah holds a machine gun while celebrating the ceasefire with Israel
2026. **Mahmoud Illean/AP** Mahmoud Illean/AP JERUSALEM — Palestinian authorities said Sunday that local elections in a single Gaza community and the Israeli-occupied West Bank were a success and called them a step toward a long
2026 Global Report on Food Crises, released by the European Union-funded Global Network Against Food Crises, said conflict in Darfur and Kordofan has severely constrained humanitarian access with “devastating effects on food security
conflict with Hezbollah despite a US-brokered ceasefire. An Israeli military spokesperson said in a statement on X on Sunday that the Lebanese armed group was violating the ceasefire and that Israel would act against
people across Lebanon and injuring thousands more, with roughly 1.2 million displaced. Israeli attacks have hit multiple areas, including densely populated neighbourhoods in the capital, Beirut. ![Israeli army vehicles and bulldozers operate in southern Lebanon
2026, Sudan would still lose an estimated $18.8bn in its gross domestic product (GDP) by 2043, the report said, illustrating just how deeply the war has already reshaped the country’s economic trajectory
many of the 55 Lebanese towns and villages it now occupies in the south. The Israeli military has been publishing videos on social media and in releases to the press showing entire neighborhoods eviscerated
2026,” the Russian Ministry of Defence said in a post on the state-backed messaging app MAX. “We hope that the Ukrainian side will follow suit.” Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said shortly afterwards that
displacement of many – are deeply distressing to me,” he told Al Jazeera. It seems clear that the impact will last long after the conflict has ended or at least a long-term ceasefire is agreed