Asia and the Pacific

The Asia and the Pacific region is characterized by frequent humanitarian crises and climate-induced emergencies, crippling insecurity and economic instability, and a decline in funding for 2024.

 

Read more about the regional plans:
2024 | 2023
Read more about the regional reports:
2022 | 2021
 
UNHCR supports Rohingya refugees living with disabilities in Kutupalong, Bangladesh. © UNHCR/Saikat Mojumder
UNHCR supports Rohingya refugees living with disabilities in Kutupalong, Bangladesh. © UNHCR/Saikat Mojumder
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In 2024 UNHCR intends to support in Asia and the Pacific region a projected 15.6 million forcibly displaced and stateless people in the region, where two complex situations are major causes of forced displacement and statelessness: Afghanistan and Myanmar.  

Across the region, UNHCR seeks the inclusion and empowerment of people who have been forced to flee and will aim to bring a sustainable end to their forced displacement, while easing the pressure on host communities. In 2024, UNHCR will prioritize education, livelihoods, health, mental health, and psychosocial support. It will bolster multi-stakeholder approaches and partnerships, joining forces to advocate on behalf of displaced people in ways that enhance their resilience and facilitate their inclusion in national systems, such as those achieved in the Islamic Republic of Iran. 

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Populations

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Note: The "Stateless" category does not include stateless people who are also in other categories, to avoid double counting. The total number of stateless, across all categories, is  .

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder.

Population by country

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder.

Population by origin

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder.

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Financials

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Budget by Impact Areas

Protect: Attaining favourable protection environments
Respond: Realizing rights in safe environments
Empower: Empowering communities and achieving gender equality
Solve: Securing solutions

Source: 2024 budget and 2023 current budget are taken from the budget document approved by UNHCR's Executive Committee in October 2023.

Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas

Source: 2024 budget and 2023 current budget are taken from the budget document approved by UNHCR's Executive Committee in October 2023.

Budget by operation

Source: 2024 budget and 2023 current budget are taken from the budget document approved by UNHCR's Executive Committee in October 2023.