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UN rapporteur Betancur says displaced people exceed 82 million
UN Special Rapporteur Paula Gaviria Betancur said the number of people internally displaced worldwide by conflict, violence and disasters has exceeded 82 million. Betancur said reconstruction requires $71 billion in Gaza, $11 billion in Lebanon, $216 billion in Syria and approximately $588 billion in Ukraine.
Speaking at a press conference at the UN Headquarters in New York, UN Special Rapporteur Paula Gaviria Betancur said the number of people internally displaced worldwide by conflict, violence and disasters had exceeded 82 million.
Betancur said this was the highest level ever recorded. She added that the resources needed for reconstruction had also reached an unprecedented scale.
Billions of dollars needed for four countries
According to estimates announced by Betancur, reconstruction requires $71 billion in Gaza, $11 billion in Lebanon, $216 billion in Syria and approximately $588 billion in Ukraine.
Betancur said reconstruction could create an opportunity to address the hardships faced by displaced people, but warned that the same processes could also lead to new injustices.
Betancur said internally displaced people returning home could find destroyed settlements, ruined infrastructure and no documents to prove their property rights.
Reconstruction is not only about completing buildings
Emphasizing that reconstruction is not a neutral process, Betancur said, "Decisions about what will be rebuilt, by whom and for whom will shape societies for generations to come."
Betancur said the process risked rewarding those who benefited from destruction. She noted that this could lead to forced evictions and the creation of cities to which displaced people could not return.
Betancur said reconstruction offered an important opportunity to address the root causes of displacement, adding, "People who have lost everything need more than new buildings. They need recognition, and they need justice."
According to Betancur, the success of reconstruction cannot be measured solely by the completion of buildings. Restoring rights, rebuilding institutions and public trust, strengthening social cohesion, and creating conditions that enable displaced people to find lasting solutions are also vital.
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