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All Refugees
7,890
Last updated 30 Jun 2016
Source - Government, UNHCR
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All Refugees by sublocation

Location name Source Data date Population
Gambia Government, UNHCR 30 Jun 2016
  100.0% 		7,890


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All Refugees by Origin

Country of origin Source Data date Population
Others Government, UNHCR 30 Jun 2016
  0.6% 		45
Côte d'Ivoire Government, UNHCR 30 Jun 2016
  2.4% 		190
Dem. Rep. of the Congo Government, UNHCR 30 Jun 2016
  0.5% 		39
Liberia Government, UNHCR 30 Jun 2016
  0.8% 		67
Senegal Government, UNHCR 30 Jun 2016
  94.2% 		7,429
Sierra Leone Government, UNHCR 30 Jun 2016
  1.5% 		120


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    West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 17 November 2016

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    West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 17 November 2016
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    UNHCR West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 8 November 2016

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    UNHCR West Africa 2016 Funding Update
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    UNHCR West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 31 October 2016

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    UNHCR West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 31 October 2016
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    West Africa Seasonal Monitor October 25, 2016

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    West Africa Seasonal Monitor October 25, 2016
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    UNHCR Gambia Factsheet July-September

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    Factsheet
    Published: 30 September 2016 (3 months ago)
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    West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 17 November 2016

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    West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 17 November 2016
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    UNHCR West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 8 November 2016

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    UNHCR West Africa 2016 Funding Update
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    UNHCR West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 31 October 2016

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    UNHCR West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 31 October 2016
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    UNHCR Gambia Factsheet July-September

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    Factsheet
    Published: 30 September 2016 (3 months ago)
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    UNHCR Gambia Factsheet Jan_March 2016

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    Published: 31 March 2016 (9 months ago)
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    Food Security and Humanitarian Implications in West Africa and the Sahel

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    Food Security and Humanitarian Implications in West Africa and the Sahel
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    UNHCR Global Presence

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    Africa - UNHCR Presence

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    UNHCR Presence map
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    Impact Evaluations on the Contribution of Food Assistance to Durable Solutions in Protracted Refugee Situations

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    Synthesis Report of the Joint WFP and UNHCR Impact Evaluations
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    West Africa Seasonal Monitor October 25, 2016

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    West Africa Seasonal Monitor October 25, 2016
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    Liberian government grants nationality to former Liberian refugees at risk of statelessness

    UNHCR, 04 Nov 2016

    “Identity document is important, identity document is life” To prevent former Liberian refugees in West Africa from becoming stateless, the Liberian government has been conducting re-assesment missions of those at risk of statelessness in countries where they have sought asylum. DAKAR, SENEGAL... Read more

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    UNHCR commemorates 2 years of the #IBelong campaign to eradicate global statelessness

    UNHCR, 27 Oct 2016

    DAKAR, SENEGAL, 27 October 2016 (UNHCR) – Significant progress has been made to eradicate statelessness around the world, but ongoing conflicts are putting those advances at risk. Marking the second anniversary of the global #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, ... Read more

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    Plight of persons without nationality

    Pulse.ng, 08 Oct 2016

    The UNHCR and ECOWAS recently signed an MoU to improve the protection environment for stateless persons. Pierre is eighteen years old. He was born to Burkinabe parents in Ghana. He was not registered at birth and neither were his parents. An orphan with no nationality, Pierre is stateless. Whi... Read more

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    World Refugee Day Commemorated

    Daily Observer, 07 Oct 2016

    The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), The Gambia Food and Nutrition Association (GAFNA) and the refugee communities in the Gambia recently commemorated the World Refugee Day at a ceremony held at Sibanor village in Bintang Karanai Distr... Read more

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    Refugee Community Extols Government for Hospitality

    Daily Observer, 05 Oct 2016

    The refugee communities living in The Gambia have expressed their appreciation and satisfaction to the Government for creating the conducive environment and support in the areas of health, education amongst, other sectors. “We want to thank the Government under the leadership of President Jammeh ... Read more

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    US Embassy Gives D3.6M Grants to Communities, Refugees

    Daily Observer, 22 Sep 2016

    The Embassy of the United States in The Gambia on Wednesday held the signing ceremony of D3.6 million grants meant for local communities and refugees centres in the country. Of the total amount, D2.5 million is earmarked for ten communities across the country, and the remaining D1.1 million is me... Read more

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    UNHCR West Africa
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       Gambia

    Capital
    Banjul
    Languages
    en
    Population
    1,882,450
    Area
    N/A
    GDP
    N/A
    GDP growth
    N/A
    Income level
    Low income
    Gini index
    N/A
    Currency
    GMD
    Literacy rate
    N/A
    Source -  Worldbank