Global overview
If you are forced to flee or stateless, UNHCR is working for you.
In 2023, there were a record number of people in this situation, and the scale of global needs was unprecedented.
The Global Report aims to show what UNHCR did to meet those needs in 2023.
122.6
million
forcibly displaced and stateless people
43
emergencies
declared by UNHCR around the world
$
5.167
billion
spent against budgeted needs of $10.929 billion
“
We worked tirelessly to overcome the numerous challenges – complex operational environments, misinformation and disinformation, xenophobia, funding incommensurate with humanitarian needs or increasingly conditional, and many others.
We stood firm against situations threatening the core of international refugee protection, but also engaged, in pragmatic yet principled terms, with proposals that recognize challenges faced by States and communities.
Filippo Grandi, UNHCR High Commissioner [read the full foreword]
Where were the 122.6 million forcibly displaced and stateless people?
Read more about the changing populations in Global Trends, published in June 2024, which presents statistical trends and the latest official statistics on refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people worldwide.
What will you find in this Global Report?
Our impact
This section examines five overarching "Impact Areas" where UNHCR wants to see positive changes in the lives of forcibly displaced and stateless people.
Our outcomes
This section examines UNHCR's work in 2023, detailing our various activities in 16 "Outcome Areas", showing the results we achieved and the challenges we encountered.
Our focus
This section covers five areas of strategic focus for UNHCR: climate action, internal displacement, statelessness, development, and accountability to affected populations.
Our support and management
This section covers the "Enabling Areas", the support and management functions needed to run UNHCR's programmes and help the organization work more efficiently and effectively. It includes a section on UNHCR's strategic partnerships.
Our funding situation
This section explores UNHCR's budget, funding and expenditure in 2023.
Hawa | Sudanese refugee in Ethiopia
Hawa, 40, fled the conflict in Sudan in June 2023 and now lives at the Kurmuk transit centre in northwestern Ethiopia with her mother and children.
“We were terrified and it was raining, there was no food along the way. We had nothing, we left everything behind.”
When they started hearing the shots in their village, Hawa and her family ran away and had to walk for three hours to seek safety. When they arrived in Ethiopia, they had only two Sudanese pounds to buy biscuits for the children.
"When we got here we were relieved, we are okay now."
See the video. © UNHCR/Andrew McConnell
Regions
Situations
Country operations
Downloads
Explore the data and country narratives underlying the global picture, or download the Executive Summary for an overview of the content of this Global report.
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Download core indicator results for 51 operations
Download global financial information
Explore Annual Results Reports
Please contact us if you have research or other questions about our data and analysis.
The maps in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of UNHCR concerning the legal status of any country or territory or area, of its authorities, or the delimitation of frontiers or boundaries. Data in this report are drawn from the most recent statistics available to UNHCR, and from other United Nations agencies.
Launch event
The Global Report 2023 will be officially presented during the 90th meeting of the Standing Committee on 1 - 3 July 2024.
The session will include a presentation of key findings and analysis as well as member State statements.