UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home. Since 1950, we have faced multiple crises on multiple continents, and provided vital protection and assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is mandated to protect 32 million refugees and 5.8 million other people in need of international protection. A further 6 million Palestine refugees are supported by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which was set up in 1949 to care for displaced Palestinians.

Safeguarding the rights and well-being of people forced to flee for over 70 years. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution. We lead ...

2024年10月8日 · Data provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East . Information is limited to registered Palestine refugees under UNRWA’s mandate. Data provided by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre . Information is limited to people displaced within their country due to conflict or violence.

* Estimation of IDP demographics (IDMC); Palestine refugees under UNRWA’s mandate (UNRWA); Refugees, people in a refugee-like situation, asylum seekers and other people in need of international protection are based on the available data (UNHCR) and World Population estimates (UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs).

Gender-based violence (GBV) is a serious violation of human rights and a life-threatening health and protection issue. When people flee their homes, they are often at greater risk of physical, sexual and psychological violence, such as rape, sexual …

UNHCR’s efforts are mandated by the organization’s Statute, and guided by the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. International refugee law provides an essential framework of principles for UNHCR’s humanitarian activities.

They are the cornerstone of refugee protection and the key legal documents that form the basis of UNHCR’s work. The 1951 Convention provides the internationally recognized definition of a refugee and outlines the legal protection, rights and assistance a refugee is entitled to receive. UNHCR serves as the ‘guardian’ of these documents.

UNHCR employs 20,305 people in 136 countries. Our dedicated and passionate team work around the clock in a variety of roles including legal protection, community services, public affairs, health and more. They lead international action to protect displaced people, deliver life …

In 2022, Mexico hosted 498,226 refugees, asylum-seekers, stateless persons and other persons needing international protection, most of them coming from Venezuela, Honduras, Haiti and Cuba.