Refugee Crisis Statistics

GITNUXREPORT 2026

Refugee Crisis Statistics

As of 2023, women and girls make up 52% of refugees and 85% have experienced gender based violence, while 40% are children under 18 facing disrupted education and care needs. The page also tracks how vulnerability multiplies, with elderly refugees 60 plus at 10 times higher mortality, only 50% getting regular medical care, and a 2024 scale problem where 120 million people are forcibly displaced worldwide.

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Key Statistics

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52% of refugees are women and girls, facing heightened risks

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40% of refugees are children under 18, many unaccompanied

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Elderly (60+) comprise 4% of refugees but have 10x higher mortality rates

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85% of refugee women experienced gender-based violence in camps

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Unaccompanied minors: 170,000 registered globally in 2023

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LGBTQ+ refugees face 3x higher rejection rates in asylum claims

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Persons with disabilities: 20-25% of refugee population, underserved

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Malnutrition affects 30% of refugee children under 5 in camps

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Mental health: 1 in 3 refugees suffer PTSD, vs 1 in 10 general population

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Female-headed households: 25% of refugee families, more vulnerable to poverty

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Youth (15-24): 20% of refugees, high unemployment at 70%

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Indigenous refugees from Latin America: 10% face cultural erasure risks

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60% of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon out of school

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Rohingya literacy rate: under 10% in camps due to lack of education

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1 in 5 refugee women pregnant upon arrival, needing maternal care

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Male refugees 18-59: 30% at risk of forced recruitment

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Child marriage rates doubled among Syrian refugees to 30%

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50% of IDPs in DRC are children, exposed to violence

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Elderly refugees in Ukraine: 25% of displaced, isolated without family

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Sudanese refugees: 55% women and children, high GBV reports

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Afghan women refugees: 70% literacy rate drop post-Taliban

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Venezuelan indigenous: 15% of refugees, health vulnerabilities high

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75% of refugees live in urban areas, facing integration challenges

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Refugee unemployment: 60% vs 10% host population average

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Refugee remittances: $10 billion sent home annually from urban refugees

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85% of protracted refugees below poverty line (<$2.15/day)

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Education loss: Refugee children lose 1.5 years schooling on average

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Healthcare access: Only 50% of refugees have regular medical care

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Host countries GDP loss: 0.5-1% due to refugee influx pressures

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Lebanon economy shrank 40% since 2019 partly due to 1.5M Syrian refugees

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Turkish informal employment: 90% of Syrian refugees in low-wage jobs

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Jordan: Refugees contribute $1.6B to GDP via work permits

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Uganda: Refugee settlements generate $500M economic activity yearly

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Europe asylum costs: €30 billion annually for 1M+ applications

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US refugee resettlement cost: $15,000 per person first year

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Bangladesh Rohingya camps: $1B annual aid dependency, straining locals

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Colombia Venezuelan influx: Added 2% to GDP growth via labor

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Social tension: 40% of Turks view Syrians negatively in 2023 polls

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Healthcare strain in Lebanon: Refugees use 30% of public hospitals

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Education burden: 600K Syrian kids in Turkey schools, costing €2B/year

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Crime myths debunked: No refugee-crime link in Germany stats

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Remittances boost: Refugees send $8B to Syria annually

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Housing crisis: 70% Syrian refugees in Turkey substandard shelter

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Labor market: Refugees fill 20% agriculture jobs in Jordan

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Child labor: 15% Syrian kids in Lebanon working

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Welfare costs: Denmark spends DKK 30B/year on asylum seekers

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Ethiopia: Refugees boost local markets by 25% near camps

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Xenophobia rise: 25% increase anti-migrant attacks in Europe 2023

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Gender wage gap: Refugee women earn 50% less than men in camps

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Global aid appeal: $27B needed for refugees in 2024, only 40% funded

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Mental health costs: $1B+ annual untreated PTSD in refugees

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UNHCR budget: $10.2B in 2023 for refugee response, 43% funded

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WFP fed 13 million refugees in 2023, $8.4B appeal

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Refugee resettlement: Only 107,000 places in 2023 vs 2M need

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EU-Turkey deal: €6B paid 2016-2023 for Syrian hosting

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US refugee cap: 125,000 set for FY2024, up from 11K prior

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Cash assistance: Reached 7 million refugees via $2B program in 2023

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Vaccination campaigns: 20M refugee children immunized 2023

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Education: 6.6M refugee children in school, still 50% out

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Protection referrals: IOM assisted 1.5M vulnerable migrants 2023

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Sudan response: $3B appeal 2024, 20% funded

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Ukraine plan: $4B for refugees, hosting countries aid

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Rohingya JRP: $1B/year for Bangladesh camps

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Returns voluntary: 500K Afghans aided in returns 2022-2023

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Family reunification: 50K cases processed in Europe 2023

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Legal aid: Only 30% asylum seekers get lawyers in US

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Camp management: UNHCR manages 500+ camps for 10M people

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Winterization: $200M for heating 5M refugees in 2023

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Digital solutions: 2M refugees registered biometrically

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NGO partnerships: MSF treated 10M refugees medically 2023

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Local integration policies: 500K refugees naturalized in host countries 2023

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Global Compact on Refugees: 50 countries committed to burden-sharing

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Funding gap: $25B shortfall in 2023 appeals

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Private sector: $500M raised for refugee employment 2023

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Vaccine equity: COVAX delivered 100M doses to refugees

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Durable solutions: Only 2% of refugees repatriated, 1% resettled, 5% integrated 2023

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Policy reforms: EU Pact on Migration adopted 2024 for faster processing

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Regional plans: IGAD supports 2M refugees in East Africa

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Syria was the origin of 25% of global refugees in 2023

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Afghanistan accounted for 14% of the world's refugees as of end-2023

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South Sudan produced 13% of global refugees in 2023

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Myanmar contributed 7% of refugees, mainly Rohingya to Bangladesh

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DRC was origin for 5% of refugees, hosted mainly in Uganda and Rwanda

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Venezuela displaced 7.7 million, with 6 million abroad, mostly to Latin America

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Ukraine refugees primarily went to Poland (980,000), Germany (1.1 million), Czechia (380,000) by 2024

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Syrian refugees mainly in Turkey (3.3M), Lebanon (1.5M), Jordan (660K), Germany (900K)

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Rohingya refugees: 97% in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, with 33,000 in India

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Sudanese refugees fled to Chad (590K), South Sudan (650K), Ethiopia (530K) by mid-2024

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Afghan refugees hosted in Iran (780K registered), Pakistan (1.3M), Europe (500K+)

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Somali refugees primarily in Ethiopia (450K), Kenya (540K), Yemen (190K)

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Central African Republic refugees in Cameroon (340K), Chad (410K), DRC (180K)

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Eritrean refugees mostly in Ethiopia (130K), Sudan (140K), Israel (20K remaining)

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Iraqi refugees declined to 300K globally, mainly in Turkey and Iran

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Nigerian refugees and IDPs from Boko Haram: 340K refugees in Niger, Chad, Cameroon

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Yemenis: 4.5 million IDPs, 170K refugees abroad in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia

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Palestinians under UNRWA: 5.9 million registered refugees across Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank/Gaza

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Sudanese in Egypt: 1 million refugees and migrants by 2024

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Venezuelans in Peru: 1.5 million, Ecuador 500K, Chile 450K

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Burundian refugees: 450K in Tanzania, Rwanda, DRC post-2015 crisis

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Libyan returns and third-country nationals: 200K displaced internally

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Haitians fleeing to Dominican Republic: 500K migrants/refugees

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Rohingya returns attempted: 0 successful voluntary returns to Myanmar since 2017

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Ukrainian refugees in Russia: 1.3 million claimed, but verification disputed

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Syrian returns to Syria: 1.2 million spontaneous returns since 2016

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As of mid-2024, the global forcibly displaced population reached 120 million people, including 36.8 million refugees, 72.1 million internally displaced people (IDPs), and 8.4 million asylum-seekers

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In 2023, the number of refugees under UNHCR's mandate increased by 1.6 million to 36.8 million, driven primarily by conflicts in Sudan and Ukraine

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Syria remained the largest refugee origin country with 6.2 million refugees globally as of end-2023

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Ukraine produced 6.5 million refugees since February 2022, mostly hosted in Europe

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By June 2024, Sudan had over 10 million IDPs, the highest in any single country

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Afghanistan saw 6.3 million refugees and 5.8 million IDPs as of 2024

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had 7.3 million IDPs and 1 million refugees in 2023

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South Sudan hosted 2.2 million refugees while having 2 million IDPs internally in 2023

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Myanmar's Rohingya crisis displaced 1.2 million, with 740,000 in Bangladesh camps as of 2024

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Somalia had 3.8 million IDPs and 900,000 refugees in 2023

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By end-2023, 43% of all refugees were hosted in low- and middle-income countries

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Least developed countries provided asylum to 25% of the world's refugees in 2023

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Sub-Saharan Africa hosted 31% of global refugees despite comprising 14% of world population

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Europe saw a 35% increase in asylum applications to 1.2 million in 2023

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The US resettled only 11,000 refugees in FY2023, down from pre-pandemic levels

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Turkey hosted 3.3 million Syrian refugees under temporary protection as of 2024

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Lebanon sheltered 1.5 million Syrian refugees, equivalent to 25% of its population

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Jordan had 660,000 Syrian refugees registered in 2023

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Germany received 350,000 asylum applications in 2023, mainly from Syria and Afghanistan

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Colombia hosted 2.5 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants by 2024

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As of 2023, 71% of refugees originated from just five countries: Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar, and DRC

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Women and girls constituted 49% of the refugee population in 2023

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Children under 18 made up 42% of all refugees globally in 2023

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Prolonged refugee situations lasting 5+ years affected 75% of refugees in 2023

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IDP numbers surged 8% to 71.1 million in 2023

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Gaza Strip had 1.9 million IDPs by end-2023 due to conflict

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Ukraine had 3.7 million IDPs registered internally as of 2024

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Ethiopia hosted 870,000 refugees while having 4.4 million IDPs in 2023

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Pakistan sheltered 1.4 million Afghan refugees in 2023

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Iran hosted 3.4 million Afghans, including refugees and undocumented, as of 2023

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Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified May 5, 2026
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As of mid-2024, the global forcibly displaced population has reached 120 million people, including 36.8 million refugees, 72.1 million internally displaced people, and 8.4 million asylum-seekers. Behind that headline figure sit stark divides, like women and girls making up 52% of refugees and facing gender-based violence at extraordinary rates, while elderly people are only 4% yet carry 10 times higher mortality. If you follow the statistics closely, the crisis looks less like a single wave and more like many overlapping emergencies with different risks, needs, and gaps in care.

Key Takeaways

  • 52% of refugees are women and girls, facing heightened risks
  • 40% of refugees are children under 18, many unaccompanied
  • Elderly (60+) comprise 4% of refugees but have 10x higher mortality rates
  • Host countries GDP loss: 0.5-1% due to refugee influx pressures
  • Lebanon economy shrank 40% since 2019 partly due to 1.5M Syrian refugees
  • Turkish informal employment: 90% of Syrian refugees in low-wage jobs
  • UNHCR budget: $10.2B in 2023 for refugee response, 43% funded
  • WFP fed 13 million refugees in 2023, $8.4B appeal
  • Refugee resettlement: Only 107,000 places in 2023 vs 2M need
  • Syria was the origin of 25% of global refugees in 2023
  • Afghanistan accounted for 14% of the world's refugees as of end-2023
  • South Sudan produced 13% of global refugees in 2023
  • As of mid-2024, the global forcibly displaced population reached 120 million people, including 36.8 million refugees, 72.1 million internally displaced people (IDPs), and 8.4 million asylum-seekers
  • In 2023, the number of refugees under UNHCR's mandate increased by 1.6 million to 36.8 million, driven primarily by conflicts in Sudan and Ukraine
  • Syria remained the largest refugee origin country with 6.2 million refugees globally as of end-2023

Over half of refugees are women and children, yet only 40% of lifesaving aid is funded.

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Demographics and Vulnerabilities

152% of refugees are women and girls, facing heightened risks
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240% of refugees are children under 18, many unaccompanied
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3Elderly (60+) comprise 4% of refugees but have 10x higher mortality rates
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485% of refugee women experienced gender-based violence in camps
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5Unaccompanied minors: 170,000 registered globally in 2023
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6LGBTQ+ refugees face 3x higher rejection rates in asylum claims
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7Persons with disabilities: 20-25% of refugee population, underserved
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8Malnutrition affects 30% of refugee children under 5 in camps
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9Mental health: 1 in 3 refugees suffer PTSD, vs 1 in 10 general population
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10Female-headed households: 25% of refugee families, more vulnerable to poverty
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11Youth (15-24): 20% of refugees, high unemployment at 70%
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12Indigenous refugees from Latin America: 10% face cultural erasure risks
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1360% of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon out of school
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14Rohingya literacy rate: under 10% in camps due to lack of education
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151 in 5 refugee women pregnant upon arrival, needing maternal care
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16Male refugees 18-59: 30% at risk of forced recruitment
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17Child marriage rates doubled among Syrian refugees to 30%
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1850% of IDPs in DRC are children, exposed to violence
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19Elderly refugees in Ukraine: 25% of displaced, isolated without family
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20Sudanese refugees: 55% women and children, high GBV reports
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21Afghan women refugees: 70% literacy rate drop post-Taliban
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22Venezuelan indigenous: 15% of refugees, health vulnerabilities high
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2375% of refugees live in urban areas, facing integration challenges
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24Refugee unemployment: 60% vs 10% host population average
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25Refugee remittances: $10 billion sent home annually from urban refugees
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2685% of protracted refugees below poverty line (<$2.15/day)
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27Education loss: Refugee children lose 1.5 years schooling on average
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28Healthcare access: Only 50% of refugees have regular medical care
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Demographics and Vulnerabilities Interpretation

These numbers are not just statistics but a stark ledger of human vulnerability, painting a portrait of a crisis where being a woman, a child, elderly, disabled, or marginalized does not just add a challenge—it multiplies the peril.

Economic and Social Impacts

1Host countries GDP loss: 0.5-1% due to refugee influx pressures
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2Lebanon economy shrank 40% since 2019 partly due to 1.5M Syrian refugees
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3Turkish informal employment: 90% of Syrian refugees in low-wage jobs
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4Jordan: Refugees contribute $1.6B to GDP via work permits
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5Uganda: Refugee settlements generate $500M economic activity yearly
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6Europe asylum costs: €30 billion annually for 1M+ applications
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7US refugee resettlement cost: $15,000 per person first year
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8Bangladesh Rohingya camps: $1B annual aid dependency, straining locals
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9Colombia Venezuelan influx: Added 2% to GDP growth via labor
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10Social tension: 40% of Turks view Syrians negatively in 2023 polls
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11Healthcare strain in Lebanon: Refugees use 30% of public hospitals
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12Education burden: 600K Syrian kids in Turkey schools, costing €2B/year
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13Crime myths debunked: No refugee-crime link in Germany stats
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14Remittances boost: Refugees send $8B to Syria annually
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15Housing crisis: 70% Syrian refugees in Turkey substandard shelter
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16Labor market: Refugees fill 20% agriculture jobs in Jordan
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17Child labor: 15% Syrian kids in Lebanon working
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18Welfare costs: Denmark spends DKK 30B/year on asylum seekers
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19Ethiopia: Refugees boost local markets by 25% near camps
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20Xenophobia rise: 25% increase anti-migrant attacks in Europe 2023
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21Gender wage gap: Refugee women earn 50% less than men in camps
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22Global aid appeal: $27B needed for refugees in 2024, only 40% funded
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23Mental health costs: $1B+ annual untreated PTSD in refugees
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Economic and Social Impacts Interpretation

This data paints a grim, ironic portrait: the very nations bearing the staggering human and financial cost of sheltering refugees—from economic strains to social tensions—are often the same ones whose economies, from Colombia to Uganda, quietly gain vital labor and growth from their presence, proving the crisis is less an invasion than a devastatingly mismanaged shared burden.

Humanitarian Aid and Responses

1UNHCR budget: $10.2B in 2023 for refugee response, 43% funded
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2WFP fed 13 million refugees in 2023, $8.4B appeal
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3Refugee resettlement: Only 107,000 places in 2023 vs 2M need
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4EU-Turkey deal: €6B paid 2016-2023 for Syrian hosting
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5US refugee cap: 125,000 set for FY2024, up from 11K prior
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6Cash assistance: Reached 7 million refugees via $2B program in 2023
Single source
7Vaccination campaigns: 20M refugee children immunized 2023
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8Education: 6.6M refugee children in school, still 50% out
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9Protection referrals: IOM assisted 1.5M vulnerable migrants 2023
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10Sudan response: $3B appeal 2024, 20% funded
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11Ukraine plan: $4B for refugees, hosting countries aid
Directional
12Rohingya JRP: $1B/year for Bangladesh camps
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13Returns voluntary: 500K Afghans aided in returns 2022-2023
Directional
14Family reunification: 50K cases processed in Europe 2023
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15Legal aid: Only 30% asylum seekers get lawyers in US
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16Camp management: UNHCR manages 500+ camps for 10M people
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17Winterization: $200M for heating 5M refugees in 2023
Single source
18Digital solutions: 2M refugees registered biometrically
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19NGO partnerships: MSF treated 10M refugees medically 2023
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20Local integration policies: 500K refugees naturalized in host countries 2023
Single source
21Global Compact on Refugees: 50 countries committed to burden-sharing
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22Funding gap: $25B shortfall in 2023 appeals
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23Private sector: $500M raised for refugee employment 2023
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24Vaccine equity: COVAX delivered 100M doses to refugees
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25Durable solutions: Only 2% of refugees repatriated, 1% resettled, 5% integrated 2023
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26Policy reforms: EU Pact on Migration adopted 2024 for faster processing
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27Regional plans: IGAD supports 2M refugees in East Africa
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Humanitarian Aid and Responses Interpretation

The world offers just enough humanitarian aid to soothe its conscience but nowhere near enough funding, resettlement, or political courage to actually solve the refugee crisis it has helped create.

Origins and Destinations

1Syria was the origin of 25% of global refugees in 2023
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2Afghanistan accounted for 14% of the world's refugees as of end-2023
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3South Sudan produced 13% of global refugees in 2023
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4Myanmar contributed 7% of refugees, mainly Rohingya to Bangladesh
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5DRC was origin for 5% of refugees, hosted mainly in Uganda and Rwanda
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6Venezuela displaced 7.7 million, with 6 million abroad, mostly to Latin America
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7Ukraine refugees primarily went to Poland (980,000), Germany (1.1 million), Czechia (380,000) by 2024
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8Syrian refugees mainly in Turkey (3.3M), Lebanon (1.5M), Jordan (660K), Germany (900K)
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9Rohingya refugees: 97% in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, with 33,000 in India
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10Sudanese refugees fled to Chad (590K), South Sudan (650K), Ethiopia (530K) by mid-2024
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11Afghan refugees hosted in Iran (780K registered), Pakistan (1.3M), Europe (500K+)
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12Somali refugees primarily in Ethiopia (450K), Kenya (540K), Yemen (190K)
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13Central African Republic refugees in Cameroon (340K), Chad (410K), DRC (180K)
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14Eritrean refugees mostly in Ethiopia (130K), Sudan (140K), Israel (20K remaining)
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15Iraqi refugees declined to 300K globally, mainly in Turkey and Iran
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16Nigerian refugees and IDPs from Boko Haram: 340K refugees in Niger, Chad, Cameroon
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17Yemenis: 4.5 million IDPs, 170K refugees abroad in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia
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18Palestinians under UNRWA: 5.9 million registered refugees across Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank/Gaza
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19Sudanese in Egypt: 1 million refugees and migrants by 2024
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20Venezuelans in Peru: 1.5 million, Ecuador 500K, Chile 450K
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21Burundian refugees: 450K in Tanzania, Rwanda, DRC post-2015 crisis
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22Libyan returns and third-country nationals: 200K displaced internally
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23Haitians fleeing to Dominican Republic: 500K migrants/refugees
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24Rohingya returns attempted: 0 successful voluntary returns to Myanmar since 2017
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25Ukrainian refugees in Russia: 1.3 million claimed, but verification disputed
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26Syrian returns to Syria: 1.2 million spontaneous returns since 2016
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Origins and Destinations Interpretation

In a world eager to draw borders and build walls, the relentless math of human suffering proves that conflict and persecution are the globe's most prolific, and unwelcome, exporters.

Population and Displacement Numbers

1As of mid-2024, the global forcibly displaced population reached 120 million people, including 36.8 million refugees, 72.1 million internally displaced people (IDPs), and 8.4 million asylum-seekers
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2In 2023, the number of refugees under UNHCR's mandate increased by 1.6 million to 36.8 million, driven primarily by conflicts in Sudan and Ukraine
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3Syria remained the largest refugee origin country with 6.2 million refugees globally as of end-2023
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4Ukraine produced 6.5 million refugees since February 2022, mostly hosted in Europe
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5By June 2024, Sudan had over 10 million IDPs, the highest in any single country
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6Afghanistan saw 6.3 million refugees and 5.8 million IDPs as of 2024
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7The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had 7.3 million IDPs and 1 million refugees in 2023
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8South Sudan hosted 2.2 million refugees while having 2 million IDPs internally in 2023
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9Myanmar's Rohingya crisis displaced 1.2 million, with 740,000 in Bangladesh camps as of 2024
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10Somalia had 3.8 million IDPs and 900,000 refugees in 2023
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11By end-2023, 43% of all refugees were hosted in low- and middle-income countries
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12Least developed countries provided asylum to 25% of the world's refugees in 2023
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13Sub-Saharan Africa hosted 31% of global refugees despite comprising 14% of world population
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14Europe saw a 35% increase in asylum applications to 1.2 million in 2023
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15The US resettled only 11,000 refugees in FY2023, down from pre-pandemic levels
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16Turkey hosted 3.3 million Syrian refugees under temporary protection as of 2024
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17Lebanon sheltered 1.5 million Syrian refugees, equivalent to 25% of its population
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18Jordan had 660,000 Syrian refugees registered in 2023
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19Germany received 350,000 asylum applications in 2023, mainly from Syria and Afghanistan
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20Colombia hosted 2.5 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants by 2024
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21As of 2023, 71% of refugees originated from just five countries: Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar, and DRC
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22Women and girls constituted 49% of the refugee population in 2023
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23Children under 18 made up 42% of all refugees globally in 2023
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24Prolonged refugee situations lasting 5+ years affected 75% of refugees in 2023
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25IDP numbers surged 8% to 71.1 million in 2023
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26Gaza Strip had 1.9 million IDPs by end-2023 due to conflict
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27Ukraine had 3.7 million IDPs registered internally as of 2024
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28Ethiopia hosted 870,000 refugees while having 4.4 million IDPs in 2023
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29Pakistan sheltered 1.4 million Afghan refugees in 2023
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30Iran hosted 3.4 million Afghans, including refugees and undocumented, as of 2023
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Population and Displacement Numbers Interpretation

Our world's map of compassion is drawn in reverse, with the most crowded and poorest corners sheltering nearly half of humanity's displaced, while the conflicts that push them there stubbornly refuse to be folded up and put away.

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    WRAPSNET
    wrapsnet.org

    wrapsnet.org

  • BAMF logo
    Reference 7
    BAMF
    bamf.de

    bamf.de

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    Reference 8
    OCHAOPT
    ochaopt.org

    ochaopt.org

  • R4V logo
    Reference 9
    R4V
    r4v.info

    r4v.info

  • UNRWA logo
    Reference 10
    UNRWA
    unrwa.org

    unrwa.org

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    Reference 11
    RELIEFWEB
    reliefweb.int

    reliefweb.int

  • HRW logo
    Reference 12
    HRW
    hrw.org

    hrw.org

  • WFP logo
    Reference 13
    WFP
    wfp.org

    wfp.org

  • WHO logo
    Reference 14
    WHO
    who.int

    who.int

  • AMNESTY logo
    Reference 15
    AMNESTY
    amnesty.org

    amnesty.org

  • UNICEF logo
    Reference 16
    UNICEF
    unicef.org

    unicef.org

  • UNFPA logo
    Reference 17
    UNFPA
    unfpa.org

    unfpa.org

  • ILO logo
    Reference 18
    ILO
    ilo.org

    ilo.org

  • MIGRATIONPOLICY logo
    Reference 19
    MIGRATIONPOLICY
    migrationpolicy.org

    migrationpolicy.org

  • KONDA logo
    Reference 20
    KONDA
    konda.com.tr

    konda.com.tr

  • BKA logo
    Reference 21
    BKA
    bka.de

    bka.de

  • CFR logo
    Reference 22
    CFR
    cfr.org

    cfr.org

  • UST logo
    Reference 23
    UST
    ust.dk

    ust.dk

  • OPENKNOWLEDGE logo
    Reference 24
    OPENKNOWLEDGE
    openknowledge.worldbank.org

    openknowledge.worldbank.org

  • FRA logo
    Reference 25
    FRA
    fra.europa.eu

    fra.europa.eu

  • THELANCET logo
    Reference 26
    THELANCET
    thelancet.com

    thelancet.com

  • STATE logo
    Reference 27
    STATE
    state.gov

    state.gov

  • IOM logo
    Reference 28
    IOM
    iom.int

    iom.int

  • HUMANITARIANACTION logo
    Reference 29
    HUMANITARIANACTION
    humanitarianaction.info

    humanitarianaction.info

  • JRPBD logo
    Reference 30
    JRPBD
    jrpbd.org

    jrpbd.org

  • HOME-AFFAIRS logo
    Reference 31
    HOME-AFFAIRS
    home-affairs.ec.europa.eu

    home-affairs.ec.europa.eu

  • AMERICANIMMIGRATIONCOUNCIL logo
    Reference 32
    AMERICANIMMIGRATIONCOUNCIL
    americanimmigrationcouncil.org

    americanimmigrationcouncil.org

  • MSF logo
    Reference 33
    MSF
    msf.org

    msf.org

  • GLOBALCOMPACTREFUGEES logo
    Reference 34
    GLOBALCOMPACTREFUGEES
    globalcompactrefugees.org

    globalcompactrefugees.org

  • FTS logo
    Reference 35
    FTS
    fts.unocha.org

    fts.unocha.org

  • GAVI logo
    Reference 36
    GAVI
    gavi.org

    gavi.org

  • IGAD logo
    Reference 37
    IGAD
    igad.int

    igad.int

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