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Refugees in Mauritania

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All refugees JSON 
53,229
Last updated 30 Sep 2017
Source - UNHCR, Government 
All refugees by origin JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Mali UNHCR, Government 30 Sep 2017
  97.0% 		51,649
Central African Rep. UNHCR, Government 30 Sep 2017
  1.0% 		543
Syrian Arab Rep. UNHCR, Government 30 Sep 2017
  0.9% 		454
Côte d'Ivoire UNHCR, Government 30 Sep 2017
  0.5% 		265
Others UNHCR, Government 30 Sep 2017
  0.3% 		163
Senegal UNHCR, Government 30 Sep 2017
  0.1% 		68
Dem. Rep. of the Congo UNHCR, Government 30 Sep 2017
  0.1% 		47
State of Palestine UNHCR, Government 30 Sep 2017
  0.1% 		40


All refugees by location JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Hodh Ech Chargui UNHCR, Government 30 Sep 2017
  96.2% 		51,649
Nouakchott UNHCR, Government 31 Mar 2017
  3.8% 		2,053


Malian refugees in M'bera refugee camp since 2012 JSON  .CSV 
Registered Malian refugee returnees since 2013 JSON 
5,175
Last updated 30 Jun 2017
Source - Government 
Note 30.06.17
  • 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 
635
Last updated 30 Sep 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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      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