Thousands arrive in Burundi within days, fleeing rising tension and violence in eastern DR Congo
Thousands arrive in Burundi within days, fleeing rising tension and violence in eastern DR Congo
After fleeing escalating tensions and violence in eastern DR Congo's Bukavu area, people wait to cross into Burundi at the Gatumba border post.
UNHCR helps to save lives and build better futures for the millions of people forced to flee their homes.
Since 1950, we have faced multiple crises on multiple continents, and provided vital protection and assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people, many of whom have nobody left to turn to.
We help to save lives and build better futures for millions forced from home.
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at the end of 2021 as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order.
Low- and middle-income countries hosted 83 per cent of the world’s refugees and Venezuelans displaced abroad.*
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Protect people from the cold
Winter is here. Rain, flooding, snow and sub-zero temperatures are threatening the lives of people forced to spend winter far from home.
In Lebanon, entire neighbourhoods have been flattened by airstrikes and families are sleeping on the ground, without as much as a blanket. In Afghanistan, people are having to choose between heating and eating, despite temperatures dropping well below freezing. In Ukraine, people are struggling to repair and insulate bombed-out homes, while in Egypt, more and more Sudanese families arrive each day, traumatized and with few belongings.
This winter, our teams are dealing with vastly different crises across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, stretching our operations and our budgets like never before. Your donations can provide life-saving support and help people survive the depths of winter.
Can provide a solar lamp for the displaced in Lebanon allowing them access to light in dark winter nights
Can provide a rapid thermal kit to help people stay warm in their homes during winter in Ukraine
Can provide emergency cash assistance to persons with specific needs in Afghanistan
UNHCR Annual Global Trends Report
DATA AND STATISTICS
UNHCR annual Global Trends report 2021
UNHCR's Global Trends report presents key statistical trends and the latest numbers of refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless persons.
If ongoing conflicts remain unresolved and the risks of new ones erupting are not reined in, one aspect that will define the twenty-first century will be the continuously growing numbers of people forced to flee and the increasingly dire options available to them.
