Displaced

Flooded residents on rooftops as typhoon Koppu pummels Philippines

Residents trapped on rooftops by rising flood waters waited for rescue Monday as Typhoon Koppu flogged the Philippines for a second day, after killing two people and leaving thousands temporarily homeless.

Natural disasters displaced over two million in India in 2013: UN report

About 2.14 million people were displaced in India last year due to natural disasters, according to a United Nations-backed report.

Where are the world's 10 mn stateless people?

The first global forum on statelessness opens in The Hague on Monday ahead of a campaign to eradicate statelessness within a decade. Here are examples from around the world:

Seven million Syrians displaced during civil war: UN official

The funding gaps remain wide, with donor countries sending less than one-third the money needed to help those displaced, Tarik Kurdi, the representative of the UN refugee agency in Syria said.