UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR's Mid-Year Trends report covers key statistical trends on refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless persons for the first six months of 2024 At the end of June 2024, 122 6 million people worldwide remained forcibly displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing
About UNHCR | UNHCR - UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution We lead international action to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people
What we do | UNHCR UNHCR helps refugees find employment so they can support themselves and their families with dignity and contribute their skills to host communities We also help children and young people access education, giving them a sense of normalcy and safeguarding their future
Refugees | UNHCR UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is mandated to protect 32 million refugees and 5 8 million other people in need of international protection A further 6 million Palestine refugees are supported by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which was set up in 1949 to care for displaced Palestinians
Emergencies | UNHCR UNHCR may designate some situations as protracted crises This is an informal classification that indicates a long-term crisis with widespread and deepening humanitarian needs Many of these crises began as emergencies under a formal emergency declaration, which has since expired (emergency declarations are time-bound and typically last no more
Who we protect | UNHCR UNHCR protects and advocates for the rights of stateless people, working with governments to change nationality laws and ensure children are registered at birth Since 2014, UNHCR's work has seen more than 500,000 stateless people acquire a nationality Learn more about stateless people
Contact us | UNHCR UNHCR address UNHCR Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Case Postale 2500 CH-1211 Genève 2 Dépôt Suisse Phone: +41 22 739 8111 (automatic switchboard) Working hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 17:00 GMT UNHCR country offices
History of UNHCR | UNHCR - UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR is increasingly focused on empowering and seeking solutions for displaced and stateless people, while also working to mitigate the effects of the growing climate crisis on displacement Our vision remains of a world where every person forced to flee has the opportunity to build a better future
UNHCR Sverige Enligt UNHCR:s årliga rapport Global Trends, som publicerades i dag, var 122,1 miljoner människor på flykt vid utgången av april 2025 Läs mer “Humanitärt bistånd är en investering i global fred, ekonomisk motståndskraft och mänsklig värdighet” Filippo Grandi under sitt sista officiella besök i Sverige
Global Trends | UNHCR UNHCR releases two flagship statistical reports on global forced displacement each year, the Global Trends report and the Mid-Year Trends report The Global Trends report, released annually in June, analyses changes and trends in forcibly displaced populations in the previous calendar year (from 1 January to 31 December)