Somalia has the seventh-largest internally displaced population in the world. It is the scene of one of the world’s longest continuous humanitarian assistance operations, dating back to the late 1980s. Many defining characteristics of the international humanitarian...
Covid-19 is a public health crisis that for many vulnerable people in East Africa, is made worse by the threat of forced eviction. Forced evictions impact many vulnerable communities particularly Displacement Affected Communities (DACs) whom are particularly at risk....
Since April 2018, the ascension of Abiy Ahmed as prime minister of Ethiopia has ushered in a wave of national optimism. The new prime minister has moved quickly to open political space, promote human rights, and negotiate peace with neighboring Eritrea. However,...
In the Somali region of eastern Ethiopia, drought internally displaced persons (IDPs)—people who have been forced to relocate because of the effects of severe drought—are now a forgotten population. More than 500,000 IDPs in the country have been displaced by drought...
