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Nigerian IDPs at risk of going unheard in upcoming elections
As Nigerians prepare to vote in the presidential election on Saturday, there are concerns that over 1.2 million displaced people will be unable to access polling stations.
26 March 2015 | Blog Post
IDMC at Chatham House: Nigeria’s 2015 elections, Boko Haram and Security
With the Nigerian presidential and parliamentary elections due in February 2015, there are fears the violence that accompanied the polls three years ago will reoccur.
11 December 2014 | Blog Post
As violence intensifies due to Boko Haram, Jan Egeland warns Nigeria is ‘spiralling into the abyss’
With twenty more women abducted in Nigeria, concerns mount over the escalating geopolitical threat Boko Haram poses to the region.
11 June 2014 | Blog Post
IDMC’s annual flagship report reveals record breaking IDP figures for second year running
IDMC reveals 33.3 million people were internally displaced by conflict in 2013, with a full 63% in just 5 countries.
14 May 2014 | Blog Post
A record 33.3 million displaced by conflict and violence worldwide, with Nigeria in the top 5 countries most affected
IDMC's annual report reveals 12.5 million people in sub-Saharan Africa have been internally displaced by conflict & violence in 2013.
14 May 2014 | Blog Post
As Nigerians brace for flood season, there’s “no excuse” to be caught unprepared
IDMC report explores displacement as a consequence of Boko Haram’s violence and the heavy-handed counterinsurgency against it as well as recurring disaster-related displacement due to yearly flooding.
23 July 2013 | Blog Post
West Africans bubble with pride as they welcome landmark treaty with rounds of applause
IDMC’s Kim Mancini joins representatives of government, police, civil society organisations, and the UN in Nigeria to celebrate first continental treaty on internal displacement coming into force.
07 December 2012 | Blog Post