Evolution, challenges and trends in internal displacement 2012, para. 18
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As highlighted by the Special Rapporteur in his report to the General Assembly in 2011 (A/66/285), natural hazards, the majority of which are due to climate-related disasters, represent an increasingly important cause of internal displacement worldwide. In 2011, at least 61 countries were affected and a total of nearly 15 million persons were newly displaced owing to either a severe threat or the impact of disasters related to sudden onset natural hazards, the most severe effects of which were felt in Asia.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Environment
Movement
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the UNGA (2012), A/67/289, para. 18.