Location name | Source | Data date | Population | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic Republic of the Congo | UNHCR | 31 May 2019 | 4.4% | 101,479 |
Ethiopia | UNHCR | 30 Jun 2019 | 17.4% | 401,594 |
Kenya | UNHCR | 15 Feb 2019 | 5.0% | 116,211 |
Sudan | UNHCR, IOM, SRCS, COR, HAC | 30 Jun 2019 | 37.1% | 855,962 |
Uganda | Office of the Prime Minister | 30 Jun 2019 | 36.1% | 833,785 |
UNHCR Africa, 09 Jul 2019
Since then, the country has tragically seen more war than peace. Today UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency is appealing to its leaders to speed efforts to end what has become Africa’s largest displacement crisis. Read more
UNHCR Africa, 25 Jun 2019
The Global Refugee Forum is a unique occasion for States and others to come together and announce bold, new measures they will take to ease pressure on host countries, boost refugee self-reliance, and search for solutions. Read more
UNHCR Africa, 20 Jun 2019
“What we are seeing in these figures is further confirmation of a longer-term rising trend in the number of people needing safety from war, conflict and persecution. While language around refugees and migrants is often divisive, we are also witnessing an outpouring of generosity and solidarity, espe... Read more
UNHCR Africa, 10 Jun 2019
future displacement by addressing the root causes. “While congratulating South Sudan’s important and historic step forward, UNHCR urges South Sudan to move beyond accession and towards national legislation. South Sudan must ensure that the Convention leads to positive changes which will enable So... Read more
National Post - Canada, 15 May 2019
Mr. Arnauld Akodjenou, the Regional Refugee Coordinator for South Sudan Situation and Special Advisor to the High Commissioner was in Ottawa to press the Trudeau government for more Canadian involvement in South Sudan’s five-year civil war, which has killed 400,000 and forced 2.2 million people to f... Read more
Date of Funding Data | 9 July 2019 (11 days ago) |
On the anniversary of South Sudanese independence, UNHCR urges leaders to deliver lasting peace. The crisis has disproportionately impacted children, who make up nearly two-thirds of the refugee population. | |
09 Jul 2019 | |
In Uganda, the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) jointly released the revised 2019-2020 Uganda Refugee Response Plan (RRP). The revision is a result of an exercise of planning figures, targets and budgets with a reduced refugee population as of year-end 2018 which started last February. | |
01 Jul 2019 | |
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is pleased to announce the first ever Global Refugee Forum, which will take place on 17 and 18 December 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. The event, which is being held at Ministerial level, will be co-hosted with Switzerland and co-convened by Turkey, Germany, Ethiopia and Costa Rica. | |
25 Jun 2019 | |
New Global Trends report on the state of the world’s refugees shows displacement continues to rise. In 2018, the world reached yet another tragic milestone. For the first time in recorded history the number of displaced people around the world eclipsed 70 million. By the end of the year, 70.8 million individuals were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, or generalized violence. | |
20 Jun 2019 | |
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency welcomes South Sudan’s ground-breaking accession to the 2009 African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa, also known as the Kampala Convention. The Kampala Convention is the first and only regional legally binding instrument for the protection and assistance of internally displaced persons, which incorporates the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. | |
10 Jun 2019 |
Global Trends in Forced Displacement Released Wednesday 19 June 2019 | |
UNHCR’s annual Global Trends Report shows that nearly 70.8 million people were displaced at the end of 2018. Some 13.6 people were newly displaced during the course of the year. | |
Refugee from South Sudan becomes an advocate for tree planting in Uganda | |
Uganda currently hosts 1.2 million refugees. They have access to land so they can build a house and grow their own food. Both refugees and the local Ugandan community use firewood for everyday needs like cooking, and hundreds of thousands of new refugees need wood to build shelters. The activities have taken a toll on the environment and tension over natural resources was building. | |
Refugee runners, eyeing Tokyo 2020, win Geneva road race | |
“I am very happy to have won today. I am going back to even more intense training when I return to Kenya,” said Lobalu, who is originally from South Sudan. The International Olympic Committee announced in October that a Refugee Olympic Team would compete in the Tokyo 2020 Games, following the ground-breaking debut of refugee athletes in Rio. It is expected to announce the refugee team early next year. The refugee Olympians achieved a high profile in Rio, in part because of the event’s international character and also because many of the athletes have overcome hardship. | |
South Sudanese in exile speak up for peace | |
“We want the leaders to know the pain of living in exile and the need for true peace back home,” said the 25-year-old, adding that refugees are the most affected people by the conflict and their input should be considered throughout the process. | |
UNHCR to launch first Global Refugee Forum | |
With tens of millions of people affected by war, conflict and persecution, the Global Refugee Forum will be an opportunity for countries to take stock of today’s situation and to strengthen the international response. It follows the new Global Compact on Refugees that was agreed last December by the UN General Assembly, and is part of its implementation. |