East and Horn of Africa

Operational information on the East and Horn of Africa subregion is presented below. A summary of this can also be downloaded in PDF format. This subregion covers the following countries:

Subregion: East and Horn of Africa

{"longitude":32.0801,"latitude":7.8851,"zoom_level":5,"iso_codes":"'DJI','ERI','ETH','KEN','SDN','SOM','SSD','TCD','UGA'"}

By clicking on the icons on the map, additional information is displayed.
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.

More Information

CHOOSE A YEAR

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

Budgets and Expenditure in Subregion East and Horn of Africa

< Back

2019 {"categories":[2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019],"budget":[1734.6092830470002,1708.406562848,1679.9921001850003,1816.990419175,1727.8407836,1682.4465981800004],"expenditure":[710.7805880699999,660.5096148199999,729.9484781300001,867.98788449,790.706912,752.51489824]} {"categories":[2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019],"p1":[1407.771179317,1385.750670941,1464.041378785,1673.407104514,1521.8222003199999,1398.66009095],"p2":[12.5678804,11.59981011,7.86352259,6.081350491,7.223970400000001,5.7881609],"p3":[15.006955900000001,17.03133044,34.862433409999994,29.80667717,70.29629456999999,156.01048346000002],"p4":[299.26326743,294.024751357,173.2247654,107.695287,128.49831831,121.98786287]} {"categories":[2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019],"p1":[613.3266137200001,583.7600889500001,657.79668174,799.64683913,707.8836561100001,640.23195117],"p2":[5.74570988,3.4824859100000003,4.278470700000001,2.6658845299999996,2.71683193,2.25705124],"p3":[3.1304472999999997,7.729066309999999,8.31500207,17.82340434,23.79566207,34.71337665],"p4":[88.57781717,65.53797365,59.558323619999996,47.85175649,56.31076189,75.31251918000001]}

Loading ...

View footnotes

People of Concern - 2019

[["Refugees",4365687],["Asylum-seekers",126119],["IDPs",8103503],["Returned IDPs",1602754],["Returned refugees",109140],["Stateless",18500],["Others of concern",2441120]]

Loading ...

Plan Overview
Year-End Report

not configured yet

Operational Environment

The operational environment is the East and Horn of Africa continues unstable, due to ongoing outbreaks of violence, terrorism, droughts, as well as social and political crises.

However, some areas in the subregion are showing improvement, with Ethiopia and Eritrea re-establishing ties after two decades, and the agreement between Djibouti and Eritrea to normalise relations a decade after the border dispute which led to military clashes.
While efforts to restore peace and stability in the subregion continue with ongoing reforms in Ethiopia, countries like South Sudan and Somalia are confronted with violence, increasing food insecurity and drought.

The estimated number of people of concern to UNHCR in the East and Horn of Africa subregion in 2019 will stand at some 14.1 million. In 2019, the subregion will host an estimated 4.6 million refugees and asylum-seekers mainly from South Sudan, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as an additional 9.5 million internally displaced people (IDPs) in South Sudan, Somalia, Sudan and Ethiopia.

South Sudan situation remains the second largest refugee crisis in the region with 2.5 million refugees hosted by six countries: Central African Republic, the DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda. Humanitarian organisations will continue to face challenges in reaching people in dire need as a result of insecurity and access denials. Despite these challenges, South Sudan maintains an open-door policy, hosting over 298,000 refugees from CAR, the DRC, Ethiopia and Sudan. In 2019, the operational environment in South Sudan is expected to remain fluid despite the signing of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict of the Republic of South Sudan in September 2018. Implementation of the Agreement will be a major milestone towards sustainable peace.

Amid security challenges, Somalia is gradually recovering after more than two decades of conflict. The country is hosting about 2.6 million IDPs and some 820,000 Somali refugees are residing across other countries in the Horn of Africa (256,000 in Ethiopia, 255,500 in Kenya: 255,500 and 256,000 in Yemen). Since December 2014, more than 120,000 people have voluntarily returned to Somalia. Somalia is also hosting some 31,000 registered refugees and asylum-seekers from Yemen.

Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda will also continue to host large numbers of people of concern. Ethiopia is currently undergoing political changes following the appointment of a new Prime Minister in 2018. Outbreaks of violence have occurred in parts of the country, including the capital, and might continue throughout 2019. Ethiopia currently hosts more than 900,000 refugees from countries including South Sudan, Somalia, Sudan, Eritrea and Yemen. In addition, an estimated 2.8 million people are internally displaced, with a significant number expected to require humanitarian assistance throughout 2019.

Refugee influx from the DRC and South Sudan to Uganda will continue in 2019. In Eritrea, the political and security environment has changed significantly, possibly resulting in the return of Eritrean refugees in 2019. Substantial spontaneous returns and UNHCR-assisted voluntary returns of Sudanese from Chad are expected to continue particularly to North, Central and West Darfur states.

Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda are already implementing the Comprehensive Responses. In 2019, these five countries will continue expanding partnerships while strengthening the existing collaboration with UN agencies and development actors.

In October 2018, UNHCR appointed Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey as its Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa. The Special Envoy’s role will include advocating for continued international protection and increased inclusion of refugees in the countries they reside in, as well as for more global investment in this region. He will engage directly with refugees, regional governments and political institutions, as well as the greater international community.

UNHCR will promote self-reliance and economic inclusion of refugees and asylum-seekers in the subregion through livelihood opportunities with the most vulnerable targeted with financial assistance programmes such as cash based interventions. UNHCR will also ensure significant expansion in education, environment and livelihoods, as well as strengthen accountability and risk management.

Summary (ENG) or Résumé (FR)

Budget and Expenditure
Voluntary Contributions

2019 Budget and Expenditure in East and Horn of Africa | USD

Operation		Pillar 1 Refugee programme	Pillar 2 Stateless programme	Pillar 3 Reintegration projects	Pillar 4 IDP projects	Total
Chad	Budget Expenditure	123,727,254 66,771,054	1,054,253 513,626	2,425,000 251,534	3,177,506 1,441,358	130,384,013 68,977,572
Djibouti	Budget Expenditure	16,925,148 7,680,364	0 0	0 0	0 0	16,925,148 7,680,364
Eritrea	Budget Expenditure	9,728,288 2,450,421	0 0	0 0	0 0	9,728,288 2,450,421
Ethiopia	Budget Expenditure	310,809,537 127,073,205	0 0	7,000,000 555,133	28,700,322 14,381,422	346,509,859 142,009,760
Ethiopia UNHCR Representation to the AU and ECA	Budget Expenditure	4,135,551 3,321,419	0 0	0 0	0 0	4,135,551 3,321,419
Kenya	Budget Expenditure	169,415,073 99,701,462	555,990 238,622	0 0	0 0	169,971,062 99,940,084
Kenya Regional Support Hub	Budget Expenditure	8,464,458 7,820,784	0 0	0 0	0 0	8,464,458 7,820,784
Regional Bureau for the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes	Budget Expenditure	3,294,449 2,235,395	0 0	0 0	0 0	3,294,449 2,235,395
Somalia	Budget Expenditure	34,261,076 12,938,006	0 0	112,636,247 27,537,036	36,394,302 26,197,198	183,291,625 66,672,239
South Sudan	Budget Expenditure	107,752,839 89,266,895	1,156,964 531,712	12,000,000 2,563,800	31,273,540 22,307,739	152,183,344 114,670,145
Sudan	Budget Expenditure	221,498,759 61,257,392	2,820,954 904,023	21,949,236 3,805,874	22,442,193 10,984,802	268,711,143 76,952,091
Uganda	Budget Expenditure	386,000,000 159,511,474	200,000 69,068	0 0	0 0	386,200,000 159,580,542
Regional activities	Budget Expenditure	2,647,659 204,081	0 0	0 0	0 0	2,647,659 204,081
Total	Budget Expenditure	1,398,660,091 640,231,951	5,788,161 2,257,051	156,010,483 34,713,377	121,987,863 75,312,519	1,682,446,598 752,514,898

View footnotes

2019 Voluntary Contributions to East and Horn and Great Lakes | USD

Earmarking / Donor	Pillar 1 Refugee programme	Pillar 2 Stateless programme	Pillar 3 Reintegration projects	Pillar 4 IDP projects	All pillars	Total
East and Horn and Great Lakes overall
Private donors in the Republic of Korea	0	0	0	0	12,565	12,565
Private donors in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0	100,000	100,000
East and Horn and Great Lakes overall subtotal	0	0	0	0	112,565	112,565
Burundi
African Development Bank	825,533	0	0	0	0	825,533
Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)	150,092	0	0	0	0	150,092
France	0	0	0	0	200,000	200,000
Republic of Korea	0	0	0	0	100,000	100,000
Sweden	0	0	0	0	827,267	827,267
UN Peacebuilding Fund	466,667	0	0	0	0	466,667
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	522,104	0	0	0	0	522,104
United States of America	3,000,000	0	0	0	7,142,000	10,142,000
WFP	423,573	0	0	0	0	423,573
Burundi subtotal	5,387,969	0	0	0	8,269,267	13,657,236
Djibouti
Canada	0	0	0	0	75,988	75,988
Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)	150,000	0	0	0	0	150,000
France	113,636	0	0	0	0	113,636
Intergovernmental Authority on Development	66,110	0	0	0	0	66,110
Japan	285,714	0	0	0	0	285,714
United States of America	266,500	0	0	0	3,300,000	3,566,500
Djibouti subtotal	881,960	0	0	0	3,375,988	4,257,948
Eritrea
United States of America	0	0	0	0	1,300,000	1,300,000
Eritrea subtotal	0	0	0	0	1,300,000	1,300,000
Ethiopia
Belgium	0	0	0	0	2,275,313	2,275,313
Canada	0	0	0	0	949,848	949,848
Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)	0	0	0	500,000	0	500,000
Common Humanitarian Fund Sudan	0	0	0	819,745	0	819,745
Denmark	4,850,446	0	0	0	0	4,850,446
Equatorial Guinea	50,000	0	0	0	0	50,000
European Union	2,125,880	0	0	0	0	2,125,880
France	113,636	0	0	0	0	113,636
Germany	722,222	0	0	722,222	0	1,444,444
Ireland	0	0	0	0	1,136,364	1,136,364
Italy	3,951,800	0	0	0	0	3,951,800
Japan	2,000,000	0	0	0	0	2,000,000
Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	209,205	209,205
Netherlands	758,022	0	0	155,150	143,000	1,056,172
Norway	255,813	0	0	0	0	255,813
Private donors in Canada	0	0	0	0	323,086	323,086
Private donors in France	0	0	0	0	16,667	16,667
Private donors in Italy	0	0	0	0	2,461	2,461
Private donors in Spain	1,158,112	0	0	0	0	1,158,112
Private donors in the Netherlands	3,054,006	0	0	0	0	3,054,006
Private donors in the United States of America	333,379	0	0	0	108,960	442,339
Republic of Korea	600,000	0	0	0	0	600,000
Spain	364,429	0	0	0	0	364,429
Sweden	0	0	0	0	1,099,989	1,099,989
UNAIDS	0	0	0	0	72,000	72,000
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	7,915,686	0	0	0	0	7,915,686
United States of America	770,072	0	2,250,000	2,117,700	69,706,249	74,844,021
WFP	0	0	0	0	222,392	222,392
Ethiopia subtotal	29,023,503	0	2,250,000	4,314,817	76,265,534	111,853,854
Ethiopia UNHCR Representation to the AU and ECA
Ireland	0	0	0	0	222,965	222,965
Ethiopia UNHCR Representation to the AU and ECA subtotal	0	0	0	0	222,965	222,965
Kenya
Canada	0	0	0	0	759,878	759,878
Denmark	1,982,009	0	0	0	0	1,982,009
European Union	1,478,953	0	0	0	0	1,478,953
France	227,273	0	0	0	0	227,273
Japan	2,500,000	0	0	0	0	2,500,000
Netherlands	1,202,131	0	0	0	0	1,202,131
Private donors in Canada	198,798	0	0	0	188	198,987
Private donors in Denmark	0	0	0	0	54,936	54,936
Private donors in France	0	0	0	0	24,444	24,444
Private donors in Kenya	0	0	0	0	95,787	95,787
Private donors in Qatar	410,433	0	0	0	0	410,433
Private donors in Switzerland	367,385	0	0	0	0	367,385
Private donors in the Netherlands	114,795	0	0	0	0	114,795
Private donors in the Republic of Korea	193,195	0	0	0	0	193,195
Private donors in the United Arab Emirates	0	0	0	0	56,420	56,420
Private donors in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	38,520	0	0	0	15,234	53,754
Private donors in the United States of America	500,037	0	0	0	255,174	755,211
Sweden	864,367	0	0	0	0	864,367
Switzerland	0	0	0	0	1,004,016	1,004,016
UNAIDS	26,400	0	0	0	0	26,400
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	10,589,369	0	0	0	0	10,589,369
United States of America	671,664	0	0	0	36,316,612	36,988,276
Kenya subtotal	21,365,329	0	0	0	38,582,690	59,948,019
Kenya Regional Support Hub
Germany	84,900	0	0	0	0	84,900
Intergovernmental Authority on Development	55,038	0	0	0	0	55,038
Netherlands	145,000	0	0	0	0	145,000
United States of America	0	0	0	0	107,514	107,514
Kenya Regional Support Hub subtotal	284,938	0	0	0	107,514	392,452
Rwanda
Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)	352,580	0	0	0	0	352,580
Denmark	0	0	0	0	1,524,623	1,524,623
European Union	334,448	0	0	0	0	334,448
Japan	267,857	0	0	0	0	267,857
Malta	55,804	0	0	0	0	55,804
Norway	5,449,591	0	0	0	0	5,449,591
Private donors in Australia	0	0	0	0	29,735	29,735
Private donors in Austria	0	0	0	0	2,271	2,271
Private donors in Spain	0	0	0	0	84,759	84,759
Private donors in Sweden	0	0	0	0	437,792	437,792
Private donors in Switzerland	0	0	0	0	57,883	57,883
Private donors in the Netherlands	422,630	0	0	0	0	422,630
UNAIDS	30,000	0	0	0	0	30,000
United States of America	216,717	0	0	0	21,063,400	21,280,117
Rwanda subtotal	7,129,627	0	0	0	23,200,462	30,330,089
Somalia
Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)	0	0	906,803	1,967,673	0	2,874,476
European Union	568,182	0	0	0	0	568,182
France	0	0	0	170,455	0	170,455
Germany	5,585,752	0	0	0	0	5,585,752
Italy	0	0	1,141,553	0	0	1,141,553
Japan	1,894,970	0	1,861,800	243,230	0	4,000,000
Private donors in Italy	0	0	0	0	111	111
Private donors in Qatar	0	0	0	0	1,027,147	1,027,147
Private donors in the United States of America	0	0	0	275,000	0	275,000
Republic of Korea	0	0	2,400,000	0	250,000	2,650,000
Sweden	0	0	0	0	549,995	549,995
UN Peacebuilding Fund	0	0	181,480	0	0	181,480
UN-Habitat	2,209,438	0	0	0	0	2,209,438
United States of America	0	0	0	0	40,300,000	40,300,000
Somalia subtotal	10,258,341	0	6,491,636	2,656,358	42,127,252	61,533,587
South Sudan
Canada	0	0	0	0	569,909	569,909
Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)	3,000,002	0	0	1,400,035	0	4,400,037
Denmark	0	0	0	0	1,524,623	1,524,623
European Union	1,111,724	0	0	0	0	1,111,724
France	284,091	0	0	284,091	0	568,182
Intergovernmental Authority on Development	222,324	0	0	0	0	222,324
Italy	0	0	0	0	613,497	613,497
Japan	3,097,482	0	0	0	0	3,097,482
Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	366,109	366,109
Private donors in Luxembourg	111,483	0	0	0	0	111,483
Private donors in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	100,000	0	0	0	0	100,000
Private donors in the United States of America	35,000	0	0	600,005	333,169	968,174
Republic of Korea	0	0	0	0	1,664,000	1,664,000
Switzerland	0	0	0	0	753,012	753,012
UNAIDS	30,000	0	0	0	0	30,000
United States of America	80,250	0	0	0	40,400,000	40,480,250
South Sudan subtotal	8,072,356	0	0	2,284,131	46,224,318	56,580,805
Sudan
Canada	0	0	0	0	1,253,799	1,253,799
Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)	1,789,724	0	0	71,464	0	1,861,188
Common Humanitarian Fund Sudan	0	0	0	1,324,325	0	1,324,325
European Union	3,876,379	0	0	0	0	3,876,379
Intergovernmental Authority on Development	287,645	0	0	0	0	287,645
Japan	1,701,100	0	0	159,813	639,087	2,500,000
Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	156,904	156,904
Netherlands	3,250,676	223,465	0	0	0	3,474,141
Norway	240,316	0	0	0	0	240,316
Private donors in Australia	30,831	0	0	0	0	30,831
Republic of Korea	0	0	0	0	300,000	300,000
Sudan	854,107	0	0	0	0	854,107
Sweden	0	0	0	0	2,757,556	2,757,556
Switzerland	0	0	0	0	1,004,016	1,004,016
UN African Union Hybrid Operation Darfur	1,241,738	0	0	1,110,426	0	2,352,163
United States of America	633,500	0	0	0	51,700,000	52,333,500
WFP	354,511	0	0	0	0	354,511
Sudan subtotal	14,260,526	223,465	0	2,666,028	57,811,362	74,961,380
Uganda
Austria	1,114,827	0	0	0	0	1,114,827
Canada	0	0	0	0	569,909	569,909
Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)	5,105,000	0	0	0	969,738	6,074,738
Denmark	9,910,047	0	0	0	1,524,623	11,434,670
Education Cannot Wait	120,837	0	0	0	0	120,837
End Violence Against Children Fund	0	0	0	0	29,182	29,182
European Union	4,218	0	0	0	7,517,906	7,522,124
France	568,182	0	0	0	0	568,182
Germany	5,982,842	21,400	0	0	0	6,004,242
Intergovernmental Authority on Development	483,957	0	0	0	0	483,957
Ireland	0	0	0	0	1,114,827	1,114,827
Japan	2,000,000	0	0	0	903,016	2,903,016
Netherlands	2,857,339	0	0	0	0	2,857,339
Norway	666,291	0	0	0	1,170,823	1,837,114
Private donors in Canada	0	0	0	0	15	15
Private donors in France	0	0	0	0	436	436
Private donors in Germany	0	0	0	0	242,641	242,641
Private donors in Italy	0	0	0	0	67	67
Private donors in Japan	1,392,880	0	0	0	0	1,392,880
Private donors in Spain	114,155	0	0	0	0	114,155
Private donors in Switzerland	9	0	0	0	34	43
Private donors in the Republic of Korea	0	0	0	0	8,421	8,421
Private donors in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	181,660	0	0	0	31	181,691
Private donors in the United States of America	486,651	0	0	0	200,000	686,651
Republic of Korea	2,534,666	0	0	0	0	2,534,666
Spain	147,727	0	0	0	0	147,727
Spotlight Initiative	1,186,746	0	0	0	0	1,186,746
Sweden	190,282	0	0	0	2,199,978	2,390,260
Switzerland	0	0	0	0	1,004,016	1,004,016
UNAIDS	0	0	0	0	30,000	30,000
United States of America	921,318	0	0	0	94,921,000	95,842,318
Uganda subtotal	35,969,635	21,400	0	0	112,406,663	148,397,698
United Republic of Tanzania
Canada	0	0	0	0	455,927	455,927
Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)	2,500,000	0	0	0	0	2,500,000
Delivering as One	0	0	0	0	139,489	139,489
European Union	780,379	0	0	0	0	780,379
France	200,000	0	0	0	0	200,000
Ireland	1,624,292	0	0	0	0	1,624,292
Japan	357,142	0	0	0	0	357,142
Private donors in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0	17,481	17,481
Private donors in the United States of America	141,000	0	0	0	0	141,000
UNAIDS	0	0	0	0	30,000	30,000
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	6,385,696	0	0	0	0	6,385,696
United States of America	416,844	0	0	0	26,907,000	27,323,844
United Republic of Tanzania subtotal	12,405,354	0	0	0	27,549,897	39,955,251
Total	145,039,538	244,865	8,741,636	11,921,334	437,556,476	603,503,848

Note:

Search form