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Refugees in Mauritania
All refugees JSON 
52,509
Last updated 31 May 2017
Source - UNHCR, Government 
All refugees by origin JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Mali UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  97.1% 		50,996
Central African Rep. UNHCR, Government 1 May 2017
  1.0% 		522
Syrian Arab Rep. UNHCR, Government 1 May 2017
  0.8% 		417
Côte d'Ivoire UNHCR, Government 1 May 2017
  0.5% 		261
Others UNHCR, Government 1 May 2017
  0.3% 		162
Senegal UNHCR, Government 1 May 2017
  0.1% 		59
Dem. Rep. of the Congo UNHCR, Government 1 May 2017
  0.1% 		46
State of Palestine UNHCR, Government 1 May 2017
  0.1% 		46


All refugees by location JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Hodh Ech Chargui UNHCR, Government 31 May 2017
  96.1% 		50,996
Nouakchott UNHCR, Government 31 Mar 2017
  3.9% 		2,053


Malian refugees in M'bera refugee camp since 2012 JSON  .CSV 
Registered Malian refugee returnees since 2013 JSON 
4,877
Last updated 30 Sep 2016
Source - Government 
Note 21.03.17
  • No voluntary returns of Malian refugees have been facilitated from Mauritania since September 2016.
Registered voluntary Malian refugee returnees since 2013 (non-cumulative) JSON  .CSV 
Asylum seekers JSON 
609
Last updated 01 May 2017
Source - UNHCR, Government 
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      Following violence, hostilities, human rights violations and a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in the northern part of Mali since January 2012, large numbers of Malians have been seeking refuge in Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger or displaced internally.


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    UNHCR/IOM/WFP JOINT PRESS RELEASE - Japan contributes US$6 million to assist local communities and Malian refugees in south-east Mauritania

    UNHCR/IOM/WFP, 23 May 2017

    NOUAKCHOTT – The Government of Japan has provided US$6 million for the humanitarian efforts of three United Nations agencies in Mauritania: the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The three ag... Read more

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    UNHCR/OIM/PAM - Communiqué de presse conjoint - Le Japon apporte une aide de 6 millions de dollars américains au profit des communautés locales et des réfugiés Maliens au sud-est de la Mauritanie

    UNHCR/OIM/PAM, 23 May 2017

    NOUAKCHOTT- Le Gouvernement Japonais a fourni 6 millions de dollars US pour soutenir les efforts humanitaires de trois agences des Nations Unies en Mauritanie : le Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les Réfugiés (UNHCR), le Programme Alimentaire Mondial (PAM) et l'Organisation Internationale p... Read more

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    UNHCR/OIM/PAM البيان الصحفي المشترك - تساهم الحكومة اليابانية بـ 6 ملايين دولار أمريكي من أجل دعم التجمعات المحلية واللاجئين الماليين في جنوب شرق موريتانيا.

    UNHCR/IOM/WFP, 23 May 2017

    انواكشوط – قدمت الحكومة اليابانية مبلغ 6 ملايين دولار أمريكي كمساهمة في الجهود الإنسانية إلى ثلاث منظمات تابعة للأمم المتحدة في موريتانيا: مفوضية الأمم المتحدة السامية لشؤون اللاجئين، والبرنامج العالمي للغذاء والمنظمة الدولية للهجرة. تعمل هذه المنظمات الثلاثة بالتعاون مع الحكومة الموريتانية من أجل... Read more

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    ECOWAS experts finalise strategies to eradicate statelessness

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    Experts from within West Africa and outside are meeting in The Gambia to review a draft 8-year Plan of Action which set forth concrete measures to end statelessness in the sub-region by the year 2024. The Plan of Action is developed in line with the Abidjan Declaration adopted by the 15 ECOWAS me... Read more

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    Les réfugiés maliens luttent contre le froid

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    For struggling Syrians in Mauritania, Finland offers fresh hope

    UNHCR, 13 Mar 2017

    Hundreds of Syrian families fled the war at home for Mauritania. Now, after struggling to make ends meet, some are being resettled to Finland. By: Helena Pes in Nouakchott, Mauritania | 13 March 2017 An empty shack was the only thing that Mohamed* left behind, after deciding to sell all he ha... Read more

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      Mauritania
    Worldbank country facts
    Capital
    Nouakchott
    Languages
    ar
    Population
    3,631,775
    Area
    1,030,700 km2
    GDP
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    Lower middle income
    Gini index
    40.5
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