Algeria

Algeria, providing refuge to people from 41 nations, faces challenges due to the absence of national asylum laws, requiring UNHCR to step in for vital protection. The government's security-focused migration strategy further complicates matters, making it difficult for refugees to obtain recognition and necessary documentation, a situation exacerbated by the adverse effects of COVID-19 on their well-being and access to essential services. Despite funding gaps and escalating humanitarian crises, UNHCR continues to advocate tirelessly.

Algeria
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Algeria serves as both a transit country and a destination for refugees and asylum-seekers from 41 different nationalities, lacking a formal asylum law and protection framework. UNHCR undertakes crucial protection activities, yet faces obstacles in reaching displaced and stateless individuals outside Algiers. The government's security-focused migration approach has led to mass expulsions of migrants, affecting asylum-seekers and refugees, who lack formal recognition and essential documentation for residency and work permits. Despite challenges posed by COVID-19 and funding gaps, UNHCR continues advocating for the rights of refugees and asylum-seekers, addressing their needs while navigating complex migration dynamics and humanitarian crisis.

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Populations

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Population types

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  .

NB: 2023 figures are planning figures.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.

Population by country

NB: 2023 figures are planning figures.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.

Population by origin

NB: 2023 figures are planning figures.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.

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Financials

Budget and expenditure trend

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

Budget by pillar

Budget by Impact Area

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

Source: 2023 budget as approved by the Executive Committee in October 2022.
2022 current budget as approved by the High Commissioner as of October 2022; pending presentation to the ExCom's Standing Committee.

Budget by objective

Note: The table presents the  budget for this operation broken down at the objective level. Resource allocation at the objective level is subject to change during the course of the year as the operational situation evolves and priorities shift. The current budget, reflected in the bottom line of this table, is updated on a monthly basis and is replaced by the final budget at year-end.

Expenditure by Outcome Area

Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas

Source: 2023 budget as approved by the Executive Committee in October 2022.
2022 current budget as approved by the High Commissioner as of October 2022; pending presentation to the ExCom's Standing Committee.

Budget by Impact Area

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

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UNHCR GIS data is publicly accessible in the Operational Data Portal