Refugee crisis - Worldwide Refugee Relief Committee The wider picture
Refugee crisis - Worldwide
Refugee crisis - Worldwide
Refugee crisis 2018 Spain 48,807 Greece 24,999 Italy 21,631
Refugee crisis “Mediterranean crossings deadlier than ever…” new UNHCR report shows 2015 – 3,771 (1 in 270) 2016 – 5,096 (1 in 72) 2017 – 3,139 (1 in 56) 2018 – 1,834 (1 in 50)
Refugee crisis
Refugee crisis Hungary Serbia Border
3,789,320 October 18 6.3 million 7 million 1,018,415 250,184 28,513 734,841 221,675
Refugee crisis Europe and Middle East Dec 2015 Dec 2016 March 18 In camps 473,616 491,461 460,082 In urban placement 4,124,978 4,452,798 5,135,603
Refugee crisis – the wider view Funding crunch exacerbating Yemen “catastrophe” - UNHCR Number of refugees fleeing South Sudan tops 1.5 million UNHCR seeks US$545 million for Nigeria and CAR crises UNHCR pledges aid to thousands displaced in Lake Chad Basin
Refugee crisis – the wider view Persons of concern:- Syria DRC Sudan Yemen Nigeria South Sudan Somalia Ethiopia Uganda Afghanistan Pakistan Germany 7,033,119 5,144,932 3,323,629 2,419,806 2,379,195 2,202,145 2,187,585 1,970,983 1,575,148 2,454,451 1,852,650 1,413,127
MD and District Projects Support through UNICEF, UNHCR, etc Refugee crisis MD and District Projects (Often jointly with affected areas) Support through UNICEF, UNHCR, etc
UN Global Compact on Migration Global Compact on Refugees Refugees – UN Response UN Global Compact on Migration “We commit to a more equitable sharing of the burden and responsibility for hosting and supporting the world’s refugees.” United Nations General Assembly, New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, 19 September 2016 Global Compact on Refugees UNHCR and the international community are currently working on a Global Compact on Refugees, which aims to improve the international response to all refugee situations. The compact seeks to ensure that refugees and the people hosting them receive the support they need
2016 funding requirement $4.54bn 2016 funding received $2.67bn Refugee crisis United Nations High Commission for Refugees Protection Food Security Education Health and Nutrition Basic Needs Shelter WASH Social Cohesion & Livelihood 2016 funding requirement $4.54bn e.g. winter programme for 4.72m refugees cost $347m 2016 funding received $2.67bn Thank you !
Refugee crisis - Worldwide Identify areas of need Provide information and advice (e.g. Co-ordination Toolkit) Effect delivery
Refugee crisis This must stop!