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NEW: 2016 planning information has just been released. Budgets and population planning figures for 2016 and for previous years can be reviewed below. The French version will be published before the end of the year.
Operation: Algeria
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Latest update of camps and office locations 1 December 2015. By clicking on the icons on the map, additional information is displayed.
Key Figures
| 54 | Number of personnel (international and national) |
| 2 | Number of offices |
| 29 Mio. USD | Overall funding requirements (ExCom-approved 2016 budget) |
| 1,500 | Number of malnourished children (baseline) |
| 100% | Number of PoC enjoying freedom of movement (baseline) |
| 100% | Number of registered children targeted to be enrolled in primary education (target) |
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2016 Plan Summary
The main groups of concern to UNHCR in Algeria are: some 90,000 Sahrawi refugees who have been residing in five camps near Tindouf for over 40 years; the urban caseload of mostly sub-Saharan refugees and asylum-seekers in Algiers; and refugees and asylum-seekers who fled the crises in Mali and the Syrian Arab Republic. The Government estimates there are some 43,000 Syrian refugees in Algeria and UNHCR had registered 5,600 as asylum-seekers by August 2015.
The Office carries out registration, status determination, assistance, and resettlement activities in Algiers. The Government provides free medical services and education to people of concern. UNHCR’s protection strategy in Algeria includes ongoing advocacy for the establishment of a sound legislative framework, while ensuring current protection standards. In the camps near Tindouf, the vulnerability of the Sahrawi refugees continues to increase. The Algerian Government continues to support the Saharawi refugees with water, electricity and roads, but the population remains dependent on international humanitarian assistance. Alongside the continued assistance to ensure minimum levels of essential services, UNHCR will implement a livelihoods strategy for this population of concern in 2016, subject to funds being available.