Climate change and internal displacement 2011, para. 18
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According to United Nations estimates, up to 50 million people are internally displaced because of natural disasters each year. In 2010 alone, at least 42.3 million people were newly displaced by sudden-onset natural disasters, 90 per cent of which were due to climate-related.
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
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
2011
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Other
Reference
SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the UNGA (2011), A/66/285, para. 18.