UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency | UNHCR

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, many of whom have nobody left to turn to.

We help to save lives and build better futures for millions forced from home.

The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo is worsening. Half a million more people have been displaced this month alone.

In Goma and beyond, displaced people are running out of places in which to flee violence.

Away from the limelight, this is a grave emergency.

— Filippo Grandi (@FilippoGrandi) January 28, 2025

Winter is here. Rain, flooding, snow and sub-zero temperatures are threatening the lives of people forced to spend winter far from home.

In Lebanon, entire neighbourhoods have been flattened by airstrikes and families are sleeping on the ground, without as much as a blanket. In Afghanistan, people are having to choose between heating and eating, despite temperatures dropping well below freezing. In Ukraine, people are struggling to repair and insulate bombed-out homes, while in Egypt, more and more Sudanese families arrive each day, traumatized and with few belongings.

This winter, our teams are dealing with vastly different crises across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, stretching our operations and our budgets like never before. Your donations can provide life-saving support and help people survive the depths of winter.

US$ 35

Can provide a solar lamp for the displaced in Lebanon allowing them access to light in dark winter nights

US$ 70

Can provide a rapid thermal kit to help people stay warm in their homes during winter in Ukraine

US$ 256

Can provide emergency cash assistance to persons with specific needs in Afghanistan

DATA AND STATISTICS

UNHCR Mid-Year Trends report 2024

UNHCR's Mid-Year Trends report covers key statistical trends on refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless persons for the first six months of 2024. 

At the end of June 2024, 122.6 million people worldwide remained forcibly displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order. This represents an increase of 5 per cent, or 5.3 million people, compared to the end of 2023. 

For more than 12 years the number of people remaining forcibly displaced has continued to grow. Greater efforts by the international community to share responsibilities and find durable solutions are needed to reverse the trend. 

View the Mid-Year Trends report