Conflict in 2016

Thirty-eight extremely violent political conflicts were ongoing in 2016, marking a decrease of five compared with 2015. The total number of political conflicts decreased by seven to 402. The number of refugees and people forcibly displaced by violence or conflict increased by 0.3 million to reach an unprecedented 65.6 million people globally. There was no change to the top five refugee-producing countries in 2016 from 2015, which were Afghanistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Syria. Of these countries, the number of refugees from South Sudan increased the most, growing by 64 per cent during the second half of 2016. The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) decreased by 0.5 million to 40.3 million. There continued to be approximately twice as many IDPs as refugees globally.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Zero Hunger

Gender Equality

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions