Tag: refugee

A joint report by UNHCR and OECD reveals a 38% increase in study, work, and family reunification permits granted to refugees by OECD countries and Brazil in 2022, highlighting the importance of safe pathways for refugees.

A staggering 110 million people are forcibly displaced worldwide due to war, persecution, and violence, surpassing the population of Germany. Children bear a disproportionate burden, accounting for 40% of the total, with 43.3 million young lives disrupted by the global displacement crisis as of May 2023.

UNDP advocates for global investment in sustainable development to tackle the forced displacement crisis, emphasizing the need for support to refugee-hosting countries. Join the call for renewed global solidarity at the Global Refugee Forum.

More than half of the world’s 14.8 million school-aged refugee children are currently missing out on formal education,

"Hope Away from Home", an initiative of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), aims at garnering support and firm commitments from nations to safeguard the rights of individuals fleeing conflict, violence, and persecution. This campaign comes at a time of unparalleled forced displacement across the globe.

The global refugee crisis is deepening, with over 2.4 million refugees in need of resettlement in 2024, marking a 20% increase compared to the previous year. Urgent action is required to address the escalating challenges faced by millions of refugees and displaced individuals worldwide, According to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs Assessment for 2024.

Three in four adults on average support the principle of giving refuge to people escaping war or persecution. Moreover, a third reported they have taken personal action in support of refugees in the past 12 months, according to a survey released by IPSOS.

The war in Ukraine, alongside other conflict and climate-driven upheaval led more people to leave their homes last year, heightening the urgency for immediate, collective action to alleviate the global crisis, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said.   

Burkina Faso tops the list of the world’s most neglected displacement crises, according to a new report from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).

In a new study, researchers claimed that rising temperatures due to climate change influence human migration patterns. The researchers from University College London published the findings in the open-access journal PLOS Climate.