Overview

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A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence. A refugee has a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group. Most likely, they cannot return home or are afraid to do so. War and ethnic, tribal and religious violence are leading causes of refugees fleeing their countries.

73 percent of all refugees and other people in need of international protection come from just five countries: Afghanistan, Syria, Venezuela, Ukraine and Sudan (Source).

The global refugee crisis is greater now than at any point since World War II. 117.3M people worldwide were displaced in 2023. This is over a 155% increase since 2012. 37.9M are considered refugees as they have crossed an international border.

Syrian refugees have the highest global resettlement needs, followed by refugees from Venezuela, Ukraine, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Myanmar. (Source)

The 1951 Refugee Convention defines a refugee as a person who has fled their country because of a well-founded fear of persecution on one of five grounds: race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion.

Countries voluntarily agree to welcome recognized refugees who have already fled their countries of origin, are particularly vulnerable, and cannot receive the support they need in their host countries (less than 5% of the global need combined).

76% of refugees worldwide are hosted by low-income and middle-income nations, who often face domestic hardships that make it harder to offer protection. Refugee resettlement is a tried and tested way to support displaced people and the countries that welcome them.