Help protect the right to seek safety
Around the world, the right to seek safety from war, violence and persecution is under threat. Too many people are forced to make life-threatening journeys as they try to find safety.
We cannot stand by and watch this happen. Can you?
Act now, call on world leaders to protect people seeking asylum and their rights.
No one should have to pay with their lives or freedom to reach safety.
Becoming a refugee is not a choice. But how we act towards them, is.
Do you look the other way when you see discrimination, injustice and violations of human rights?
Or do you take action?
114 million
people are forcibly displaced around the world.
3 in every 4 refugees
live in low or middle income countries.
36.4 million
people were forced to flee their homes and cross international borders by mid-2023. Most, over 70% are hosted in neighbouring countries.
The need for solidarity with people seeking safety has never been greater
Today, a record number of people have been forced to flee their homes due to wars, violence and persecution. The total number of refugees worldwide rose by a record 35 per cent to reach 36.4 million by mid-2023.
We are witnessing rising hostility and xenophobia. The politicization of refugees and asylum seekers in many parts of the world is leading to more negative sentiment and harmful consequences for refugees and asylum seekers.
Together we must challenge this narrative and promote a more compassionate world towards refugees and people seeking safety from wars, violence and persecution.
We cannot do it alone. You too can make a difference. Urge global leaders to uphold their moral and legal obligations to help ensure people seeking asylum from war, violence or persecution, can do so without discrimination.
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ACT NOW Call for urgent action to protect the rights of people fleeing war, violence and persecution
Everyone has the right to seek and enjoy asylum. But for many people in many parts of the world this right is under threat. Solidarity with all refugees, everywhere, is needed more than ever to defend and uphold this right.
We are UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. And we ask you to stand in solidarity with people forced to flee and take action to give hope, protection and safeguard their rights.
With many displaced globally, it is important for us to show solidarity and support. We play a key role in promoting a more compassionate world for and with refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons, populations at risk of statelessness and internally displaced persons. For them to find sanctuary and a place they can call home.
The Philippines upholds a strong humanitarian tradition of providing succor for forcibly displaced individuals in need of protection. Long before the Philippines’ immigration policies and it became a State party to the Refugee and Statelessness Conventions, Filipinos have embodied the spirit of compassion, solidarity, and humanity. But we have yet to pass comprehensive and rights-based laws ensuring their protection, promoting long-term solutions for them to be able to live in safety and dignity, and addressing gender discrimination in naturalization laws.
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY.
ACT NOW AND HELP PROTECT THE RIGHT TO SEEK SAFETY:
- Support the continued inclusion of refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons, populations at risk of statelessness and internally displaced persons in laws and policies
- In line with the Philippines’ humanitarian tradition and bayanihan spirit, advocate for frameworks that protect and promote their rights and ensure their access to programs and services
- Proactively collaborate with stakeholders and the populations themselves in ensuring building an inclusive society where compassion and justice will thrive, and no one is left behind
UNHCR’s five key asks of States
The Hope Away from Home campaign establishes five key asks of States with support from UNHCR and partners, to amend policies and introduce new practices so that all people fleeing war, violence and persecution can find and live in safety, without discrimination.
Access to safe territory and preventing people from facing violence or dying along the routes.
Adequate conditions and treatment for refugees in line with human rights, dignity and inclusion.
Accession to the Refugee Convention, lifting reservations and establishing efficient asylum procedures.
Increased access to durable solutions, including resettlement.
Solidarity and support to countries and communities hosting large refugee populations.
Sign the petition to call for urgent action now to help ensure that people fleeing war, violence and persecution can access safe territory, can be swiftly granted refugee status where needed, can live with dignity and can enjoy their rights like healthcare, education and jobs – together with the communities hosting them.