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Dec
Findings from the 2021 Population and Housing Census have revealed that 11,717 people are internally displaced (IDP) in Ghana. Data released by the Ghana Statistical Service explained that the reasons for internal displacement are socio-political factors, 55.2% or natural disasters 44.8%. One in every ten (10.7%) of the IDPs have stayed less than one year in their current place of residence with six in ten (60.8%) having been displaced for 5 years or more. According to the data, more than half of internally displaced persons reside in four regions: Greater Accra (19.2%), Northern (14.1%) Ashanti (13.7%) and Central (10.2%) regions.…