Middle East and North Africa

Sameer, 55, was displaced by the conflict in 2018. He and his family were uprooted from Taizz governorate and now live in Senan site in Al Dhihar district in Ibb governorate, Yemen. Their makeshift tent is made of pieces of plastic and cardboard and fails to meet minimum protection standards.
Sameer, 55, was displaced by the conflict in 2018. He and his family were uprooted from Taizz governorate and now live in Senan site in Al Dhihar district in Ibb governorate, Yemen. Their makeshift tent is made of pieces of plastic and cardboard and fails to meet minimum protection standards. © UNHCR/YWU  

Global Appeal 2023 | Regional summary

Middle East and North Africa
22 November 2022
Aisha stands in the snow in front of her flooded tent in an informal refugee settlement in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, which is home to more than 215,000 Syrian refugees.

The Middle East and North Africa accounts for 24% of UNHCR’s budget in 2023, with the majority of funds going towards basic needs, cash assistance and shelter. Although the number of forcibly displaced and stateless people in the region is expected to remain unchanged in 2023, many will experience even greater hardship as food and fuel prices rise, having seen their reserves used up by conflict, COVID-19 and inflation.

Global report 2021 | Regional summary

Middle East and North Africa
16 June 2022
UNHCR staff helping a woman

Displacement increased in the Middle East and North Africa in 2021, with a total of 16 million forcibly displaced and stateless people at year end, compared to 15.8 million a year earlier. UNHCR newly registered 128,000 people across the region, including 15,800 requiring international protection among mixed movements in North Africa. 

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Middle East and North Africa Funding Update - 2022
24 November 2022
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Populations

total POC
Host communities
2022 mid-year figures

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.

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Population by country

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder.

Population by origin

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder.

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: 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 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 operation

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.

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