Country - Mauritania

All refugees by origin

Country of origin	Source	Data date		Population
Mali	UNHCR, Government	31 Aug 2017	97.0%	51,599
Central African Rep.	UNHCR, Government	31 Aug 2017	1.0%	538
Syrian Arab Rep.	UNHCR, Government	31 Aug 2017	0.8%	451
Côte d'Ivoire	UNHCR, Government	31 Aug 2017	0.5%	265
Others	UNHCR, Government	31 Aug 2017	0.3%	163
Senegal	UNHCR, Government	31 Aug 2017	0.1%	67
Dem. Rep. of the Congo	UNHCR, Government	31 Aug 2017	0.1%	47
State of Palestine	UNHCR, Government	31 Aug 2017	0.1%	39

All refugees by location

Location name	Source	Data date		Population
Hodh Ech Chargui	UNHCR, Government	31 Aug 2017	96.2%	51,599
Nouakchott	UNHCR, Government	31 Mar 2017	3.8%	2,053

UNHCR Mali Situation Funding Update 26 September 2017

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المستجدات العملياتية موريتانيا 15 سبتمبر/أيلول 2017

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المستجدات العملياتية موريتانيا 15 سبتمبر/أيلول 2017

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UNHCR operational update

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News and Achievements about UNHCR operation in Mauritania

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UNHCR Mali Situation Funding Update 18 September 2017

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Mali Situation Funding Update

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RMMS West Africa: Mixed Migration in West Africa Data, Routes and Vulnerabilities of People on the move

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UNHCR Mali Situation: Durable Solutions - Malian Refugees Q1 2017

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THE DG ECHO - DFID PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO SAHEL EMERGENCIES

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THE DG ECHO - DFID SHARED PROGRAMME

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UNHCR Mauritania Factsheet - April 2017

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With some 50,000 displaced in Mauritania as a result of the protracted conflict in northern Mali, UNHCR is coordinating the humanitarian response to ensure refugees have access to protection and basic...

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UNHCR Mali Situation Funding Update 19 April 2017

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Statistiques_Mauritania_12_August _2012

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Statistiques de la population réfugiée - 24/06/2012

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Statistiques de la population réfugiée - 27/05/2012

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UNHCR Mali Situation Funding Update 26 September 2017

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UNHCR Mali Situation Funding Update 18 September 2017

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Mali Situation Funding Update

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UNHCR Mali Situation Funding Update 12 September 2017

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Mali Situation Funding Update

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UNHCR Mali Situation Funding Update 05 September 2017

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Mali Situation Funding Update

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UNHCR Mali Situation Funding Update 29 August 2017

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Mali Situation Funding Update

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Mali: Refugees, IDPs, and Returnees Map - 30 June 2017

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Mali Situation: Refugees, IDPs, and Returnees

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Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) – ECHO Daily Map | 12/01/2017 Projected Food and Nutrition Insecurity and Population in Crisis...

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Africa - UNHCR Presence

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UNHCR Presence map

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Middle East and North AFRICA (MENA) - UNHCR Presence

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UNHCR Presence map

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RMMS West Africa: Mixed Migration in West Africa Data, Routes and Vulnerabilities of People on the move

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UNOWAS: Cartographie sectorielle Interventions relatives à la sécurité et à la gouvernance dans le Sahel

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UN SC: Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel

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Communiqué on the food and nutrition situation (June-August) and the 2017-18 agropastoral outlook

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Communiqué on the food and nutrition situation (June-August) and the 2017-18 agropastoral outlook

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Global Humanitarian Overview 2017 - June Status Report

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Global Humanitarian Overview 2017 - June Status Report

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Briefing to the Security Council on the Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and t...

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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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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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UNHCR operational update

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News and Achievements about UNHCR operation in Mauritania

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UNHCR Mauritania Operational Update 9 August 2017

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Operational Update as of 9 August 2017

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UNHCR Mauritania Operational Update

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News and achievements of UNHCR operation in Mauritania

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UNHCR Mauritania operational update

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News and Achievements on UNHCR operation in Mauritania

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UNHCR Mauritania Operational Update

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News and Achievements of UNHCR operation in Mauritania

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المستجدات العملياتية موريتانيا 15 سبتمبر/أيلول 2017

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المستجدات العملياتية موريتانيا 15 سبتمبر/أيلول 2017

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UNHCR Mauritania Operational Update

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News and Achievements on UNHCR operation in Mauritania

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UNHCR Mali Situation Regional Update #7 March - May 2017

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UNHCR Operational Update

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News and achievements of UNHCR in Mauritania

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UNHCR Mauritania_Fluctuation des chiffres_Camp Mberra_Janvier 2017

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Statistiiques

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UNHCR Operational Update

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News and achievements of UNHCR in Mauritania

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UN: Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel S/2017/563

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UNHCR Global Trends Forced Displacement in 2016

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Global Trends

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UNHCR Age, Gender and Diversity Accountability Report 2016

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USG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien, Remarks at the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment side event

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Presenting the Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2017 and the Global Humanitarian Overview 2017 Status Report

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Situations related to this country

Mauritania - Mali Situation
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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Mali : Réfugiés maliens en Mauritanie : Ces chiffres polémiques

MaliActu.net, 28 Aug 2017

Le retour volontaire des réfugiés maliens en Mauritanie fait débat et une vive polémique entoure le chiffre largement diffusé ces derniers temps. Le nombre des 60 000 retours volontaires est tout simplement faux. Entre le Haut-commissariat aux réfugiés (HCR) et les autorités maliennes, difficile ... Read more

UN envoy calls on Security Council to further support fight against terrorism in West Africa, Sahel

UN News Centre, 13 Jul 2017

13 July 2017 – Amid rising terrorism and violent extremism in West Africa and the United Nations envoy for the region called on the Security Council to further support national and Regional efforts to combat this "serious threat", including strengthening the UN Integrated Strategy for the Sahel. ... Read more

Deputy UN chief highlights stronger AU-UN partnership to benefit Africa's youth

UN News Centre, 03 Jul 2017

3 July 2017 – Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed today called for strengthening the relationship between the African Union (AU) and the United Nations to deliver on promised development for Africa's youth. Addressing her first African Union Summit since taking office, Ms. Mohammed said that ... Read more

Afrique de l'Ouest Key Message Update, Juin 2017 : Besoin d'accroître l’assistance humanitaire dans le bassin du Lac Tchad

Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET), 30 Jun 2017

Messages clés Dans le nord-est du Nigeria, l’amélioration continue des conditions sécuritaires favorise le retour croissant de personnes déplacées et de réfugiés ainsi que l’amélioration des flux marchands. L’aide humanitaire a aussi connu une augmentation de volume, mais demeure insuffisante pou... Read more

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

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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Mauritania

Worldbank country facts

Capital	Nouakchott
Languages	ar
Population	4,301,018
Area	1,030,700 km²
GDP	4,634,588,338 USD
GDP growth	2.00%
Income level	Lower middle income
Gini index	40.5
Currency	MRO
Literacy rate	N/A

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Mali : Réfugiés maliens en Mauritanie : Ces chiffres polémiques

UN envoy calls on Security Council to further support fight against terrorism in West Africa, Sahel

Deputy UN chief highlights stronger AU-UN partnership to benefit Africa's youth

Afrique de l'Ouest Key Message Update, Juin 2017 : Besoin d'accroître l’assistance humanitaire dans le bassin du Lac Tchad

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

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

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