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Refugees in Ghana

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All refugees JSON 
12,019
آخر تحديث 31 Jul 2017
Source - UNHCR, Government 
All refugees by origin JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source تاريخ البيانات Population
Côte d'Ivoire UNHCR, Government 31 Jul 2017
  55.4%
6,656
Togo UNHCR, Government 31 Jul 2017
  27.5%
3,310
Liberia UNHCR, Government 31 Jul 2017
  10.2%
1,220
Sudan UNHCR, Government 31 Jul 2017
  2.6%
308
Others UNHCR, Government 31 Jul 2017
  1.3%
162
Central African Rep. UNHCR, Government 31 Jul 2017
  0.9%
113
Sierra Leone UNHCR, Government 31 Jul 2017
  0.7%
81
Somalia UNHCR, Government 31 Jul 2017
  0.5%
62
Dem. Rep. of the Congo UNHCR, Government 31 Jul 2017
  0.3%
41
Rwanda UNHCR, Government 31 Jul 2017
  0.3%
35
Chad UNHCR, Government 31 Jul 2017
  0.3%
31


Trends and observations on annual statistics for Ghana
  • About 50% of the persons of concern shown in the above table are living out of the camps.
  • Since the end of 2015, the PoC population has decreased by 31 per cent. This decrease can be attributed to the results of the Multi-Purpose Enhanced Registration Exercise (MERE) conducted during the second half of 2016. Predominantly, the MERE provided information on Ivoirian PoCs (some 5,120) and other groups that are presumed to no longer live in Ghana, owing to no-shows. These persons were deactivated in the joint UNHCR-Ghana Refugee Board database after a three month period. Some may have returned spontaneously to their countries of origin and others still, may have moved to another country.
  • The only PoCs still to be verified are the Togolese (mainly settled in Volta region), the exempted Liberian refugees, the Rwandan refugees, and a few exempted Sierra Leonean refugees. All in all, this group amounts to approximately 3,500 individuals. This reverification will be conducted in mid-2017 and will be coupled with the roll-out of the solutions strategy.
  • In 2016, 60 refugees including 52 Ivorians voluntarily repatriated with UNHCR's assistance. UNHCR and its partners facilitated the departure of 72 refugees out of a total of 97 individuals who departed for resettlement countries (including on private sponsorships).
  • The figures for Liberians include some 360 exempted refugees of Liberian origin, and approximately 1,000 locally integrated refugees of Liberian origin awaiting the issuance of their new individual documents confirming their alternative legal status. (The Liberian passport was endorsed with a four-year residency permit to live in Ghana).
Asylum seekers JSON 
1,386
آخر تحديث 31 Jul 2017
Source - UNHCR, Government 
  Latest documents
  • التنزيل

    UNHCR West Africa Funding Update 26 September 2017

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    Funding
    تاريخ النشر: 26 September 2017 (6 days ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 27 September 2017 (5 days ago)
  • التنزيل

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

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    Report
    تاريخ النشر: 18 September 2017 (14 days ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 19 September 2017 (13 days ago)
  • التنزيل

    UNHCR West Africa Funding Update 18 September 2017

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    West Africa Funding Update
    تاريخ النشر: 18 September 2017 (14 days ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 20 September 2017 (12 days ago)
  • التنزيل

    UNHCR West Africa Funding Update 12 September 2017

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    West Africa Funding Update
    تاريخ النشر: 12 September 2017 (20 days ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 13 September 2017 (19 days ago)
  • التنزيل

    UNHCR West Africa Funding Update 05 September 2017

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    West Africa Funding Update
    تاريخ النشر: 5 September 2017 (27 days ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 5 September 2017 (27 days ago)
  • التنزيل

    UNHCR: Durable solutions - Ghanaian refugees in Togo: Q1 2017

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    Snapshot
    تاريخ النشر: 17 May 2017 (4 months ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 17 May 2017 (4 months ago)
  • التنزيل

    UNHCR: Durable solutions - Ivorian Refugees: Q1 2017

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    Snapshot
    تاريخ النشر: 17 May 2017 (4 months ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 17 May 2017 (4 months ago)
  • التنزيل

    UNHCR: Durable solutions - Togolese refugees in Ghana: Q1 2017

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    Snapshot
    تاريخ النشر: 17 May 2017 (4 months ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 17 May 2017 (4 months ago)
  • التنزيل

    Fetentaa Camp Briefing Notes March 2017

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    Fetentaa Camp Briefing Notes March 2017
    تاريخ النشر: 16 March 2017 (6 months ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 27 April 2017 (5 months ago)
  • التنزيل

    Krisan Camp Briefing Notes March 2017

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    Krisan Camp Briefing Notes March 2017
    تاريخ النشر: 16 March 2017 (6 months ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 27 April 2017 (5 months ago)
  • التنزيل

    UNHCR West Africa Funding Update 26 September 2017

    document
    Funding
    تاريخ النشر: 26 September 2017 (6 days ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 27 September 2017 (5 days ago)
  • التنزيل

    UNHCR West Africa Funding Update 18 September 2017

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    West Africa Funding Update
    تاريخ النشر: 18 September 2017 (14 days ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 20 September 2017 (12 days ago)
  • التنزيل

    UNHCR West Africa Funding Update 12 September 2017

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    West Africa Funding Update
    تاريخ النشر: 12 September 2017 (20 days ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 13 September 2017 (19 days ago)
  • التنزيل

    UNHCR West Africa Funding Update 05 September 2017

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    West Africa Funding Update
    تاريخ النشر: 5 September 2017 (27 days ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 5 September 2017 (27 days ago)
  • التنزيل

    UNHCR West Africa Funding Update 29 August 2017

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    West Africa Funding Update
    تاريخ النشر: 29 August 2017 (1 month ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 5 September 2017 (27 days ago)
  • التنزيل

    Africa - UNHCR Presence

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    UNHCR Presence map
    تاريخ النشر: 3 May 2016 (1 year ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 23 August 2016 (1 year ago)
  • التنزيل

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

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    Report
    تاريخ النشر: 18 September 2017 (14 days ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 19 September 2017 (13 days ago)
  • التنزيل

    IDMC: Internal displacement in 2017 Highlights document (16 August 2017)

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    Highlights
    تاريخ النشر: 16 August 2017 (1 month ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 21 August 2017 (1 month ago)
  • التنزيل

    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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    Report
    تاريخ النشر: 30 June 2017 (3 months ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 11 August 2017 (1 month ago)
  • التنزيل

    RMMS West Africa: Before the desert - Conditions and Risks on Mixed Migration Routes through West Africa

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    Report
    تاريخ النشر: 30 June 2017 (3 months ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 13 July 2017 (2 months ago)
  • التنزيل

    RMMS: West Africa Monthly Mixed Migration Summary May 2017

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    Summary
    تاريخ النشر: 31 May 2017 (4 months ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 7 July 2017 (2 months ago)
  • التنزيل

    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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    Briefing note
    تاريخ النشر: 13 January 2017 (8 months ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 24 January 2017 (8 months ago)
  • التنزيل

    Rapport du Secrétaire général sur les activités du Bureau des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest et le Sahel

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    Rapport
    تاريخ النشر: 19 December 2016 (9 months ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 16 January 2017 (8 months ago)
  • التنزيل

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

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    Report of UNSC
    تاريخ النشر: 19 December 2016 (9 months ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 16 January 2017 (8 months ago)
  • التنزيل

    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
    تاريخ النشر: 16 September 2016 (1 year ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 16 September 2016 (1 year ago)
  • التنزيل

    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
    تاريخ النشر: 18 January 2013 (4 years ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 4 November 2016 (10 months ago)
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    UNHCR’S Strategic Directions 2017–2021

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    Strategic directions
    تاريخ النشر: 16 January 2017 (8 months ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 30 January 2017 (8 months ago)
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    UNOWAS E-MAGAZINE ISSUE 2 : “NOT TO TAKE OUR EYES OFF THE BALL” (DEC 2016)

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    E-magazine
    تاريخ النشر: 30 December 2016 (9 months ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 25 January 2017 (8 months ago)
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    UNOWAS E-magazine N.3 (ENG/FR)

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    E-magazine
    تاريخ النشر: 31 July 2017 (2 months ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 8 August 2017 (1 month ago)
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    UNHCR Age, Gender and Diversity Accountability Report 2016

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    Report
    تاريخ النشر: 30 June 2017 (3 months ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 13 July 2017 (2 months ago)
  • التنزيل

    UNHCR Global Trends Forced Displacement in 2016

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    Global Trends
    تاريخ النشر: 30 June 2017 (3 months ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 5 July 2017 (2 months ago)
  • التنزيل

    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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    Report
    تاريخ النشر: 30 June 2017 (3 months ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 13 July 2017 (2 months ago)
  • التنزيل

    UNOWAS: Statement by Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas

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    Statement
    تاريخ النشر: 4 June 2017 (3 months ago)
    تاريخ الانشاء: 7 June 2017 (3 months ago)
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      وصلات
    ADRA
    Adventist Development and Relief Agency
    CARITAS
    Caritas-Ghana
    CCG
    Christian Council of Ghana
    Ghana Refugee Board
    Ministry of Interior
    The World Bank
    Data
    UNHCR West Africa
    Facebook page of UNHCR West Africa
      Ghana
    Worldbank country facts
    العاصمة
    Accra
    اللغات
    en
    عدد السكان
    28,206,728
    المنطقة
    227,540 km2
    لناتج المحلي الإجمالي
    42,689,783,734 USD
    الإزدياد في الناتج المحلي الإجمالي
    3.58%
    مستوى الدخل
    Lower middle income
    معامل جيني
    42.8
    العملة
    GHS
    معدلات معرفة القراءة والكتابة
    لا ينطبق