Afghanistan

Europa (Griekenland)

A boatload of refugees prepare to disembark from their boat that has crossed the short ribbon of sea between Turkey and Greece. ; Over one million refugees and migrants arrived in Europe by sea in 2015. An overwhelming majority were fleeing war and persecution. More than 80 percent of those who survived the crossing came from the world’s top refugee-producing countries.

Rohingya

Syrië

In Syria, two generations of Homs residents attempt to rebuild their lives among the ruins. Worldwide displacement from wars, conflict and persecution is at the highest levels ever recorded by UNHCR and accelerating fast. ; Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2014 Global displacement, from wars, conflict, and persecution, is at the highest level ever recorded, and accelerating fast. Worldwide, one in every 122 humans is now uprooted. If displacement was the population of a country, it would be the worldís 24th biggest. UNHCRís new annual Global Trends report reveals a sharp escalation in the number of people forced to flee their homes, with 59.5 million forcibly displaced at the end of 2014, compared to 51.2 million a year earlier. During 2014, an average of 42,500 people became displaced every day. The war that erupted in Syria in 2011 has propelled it into the worldís single largest driver of displacement, but instability and conflict in places like the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Burundi and Afghanistan is also contributing heavily. With huge shortages of funding and wide gaps in the global regime for protecting victims of war, people in desperate need of help are being abandoned. Now, more than ever, the world must work together to build and preserve peace.

Democratische Republiek Congo

Jemen

De Sahel

Venezuela

Ethiopië

Oekraïne

Evacuees uit Oekraine

Soedan

Zuid-Soedan

Refugees from South Sudan are transported from Elegu to the Numanzi Transit Centre in the Adjumani district of northern Uganda where meals and temporary accommodation are provided by UNHCR. ; More than 43,000 South Sudanese refugees crossed into Uganda between 7 July and 27 July 2016 following an outbreak of fighting in Juba between forces loyal to President Kiir and First Vice President Machar. At least 300 people were killed in the violence that erupted in the capital. The refugees came into Uganda via border crossing points at Moyo, Kuluba, Lamwo, Yumbe and Elegu and the numbers increased when government authorities opened the border into Uganda at Nimule and cleared the 200-kilometre Juba-Nimule road of checkpoints. Many refugees travelled on convoys of trucks, taking their belongings with them. Ninety per cent of the refugees are women and children. Many have arrived at the newly established Pagarinya 2 settlement in Adjumani District, northern Uganda, while others are waiting at collection points to be transferred to the settlement. UNHCR estimates that nearly one in four South Sudanese citizens are displaced within its borders or in neighbouring countries due to conflict and food shortages, and the total number of South Sudanese refugees could exceed 1 million this year.

Wat is noodhulp?

Noodhulp is het helpen van slachtoffers van acute noodsituaties. Bijvoorbeeld bij aardbevingen, overstromingen, hongersnoden, oorlogen en aanslagen. Tijdens dit soort crises richten noodhulporganisaties als UNHCR zich op het redden van levens, het verminderen van menselijk lijden en het beschermen van de menselijke waardigheid. Noodhulp wordt daarom ook wel humanitaire hulp genoemd. De hulp kan worden gegeven in de vorm van geld, goederen en personeel.

Wat is het verschil tussen noodhulp en ontwikkelingshulp?

Noodhulp is niet hetzelfde als ontwikkelingshulp. Waar noodhulp zich richt op het verminderen van acute problemen, is ontwikkelingshulp gericht op het aanpakken van de onderliggende oorzaken van armoede en andere structurele problemen.

Noodhulporganisatie

UNHCR is als noodhulporganisatie actief in meer dan 130 landen. Onze medewerkers zijn getraind om onder grote druk en extreme omstandigheden te werken. Op uitnodiging van overheden coördineren we ook vaak de noodhulp van andere organisaties. Zo zorgen we ervoor dat de noodhulp in crisisgebieden het meest effectief is.

Van noodhulp naar structurele hulp

Noodhulp gaat in veel gevallen over in meer structurele hulp. Oorlogen duren steeds langer, waardoor mensen langer van huis zijn. Daarom zorgen we ook voor scholing, opleidingsmogelijkheden en werkgelegenheid.