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Refugees
Persons forced to flee their country due to persecution, war, or violence and who cannot return.
OVERVIEW
Global picture
UNHCR reports 122.6M forcibly displaced globally in mid-2024 — a record. 43.7M are refugees under UNHCR's mandate.
CURRENT SITUATION
What's happening now
Sudan crisis produced 10M+ displaced. Ukraine hosts largest recorded European refugee movement since WWII. Rohingya remain in protracted crisis. 75% of refugees hosted by low- and middle-income countries.
Forcibly displaced
122.6M
UNHCR 2024
Refugees
43.7M
under mandate
Asylum seekers
6.9M
Stateless persons
4.4M
MAJOR ACTORS / NETWORKS
Key organizations
UNHCRIOMUNICEFNRCIRC
MOST AFFECTED
Countries & regions
SyriaUkraineAfghanistanSouth SudanSudanMyanmarVenezuela
TRENDS
Evolving patterns
Climate-related displacement
Urbanization of refugee populations
Digital identity for refugees
Third-country resettlement declines
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
International conventions
- 1951 Refugee Convention & 1967 Protocol
- Global Compact on Refugees 2018
- OAU Convention 1969
- Cartagena Declaration 1984
PREVENTION
Response strategies
- Peace-building diplomacy
- Root-cause development finance
- Asylum system capacity building
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