United States of America
United States of America
In the United States and Northern Caribbean, UNHCR works with people forced to flee, government agencies, NGOs, attorneys and other partners to protect and uplift the rights and well-being of refugees, asylum seekers and stateless people.
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Key statistics
3.6 million
people were displaced or stateless (or returning from forced displacement) within the country at the end of 2024
3.1 million
people were registered asylum-seekers in the country at the end of 2024, reflecting ongoing displacement trends
$49.3 million
are needed in 2025 to ensure operations covered by the United States multi-country office* are sustained
*UNHCR’s operations in the United States of America are managed by the United States of America multi-country office, which also oversees operations in Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines; the British overseas territories of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands; and the Dutch overseas territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Sint Maarten, with needs budgeted jointly.
The United States multi-country office in Washington covers the United States and 18 Caribbean States and overseas territories. It maintains relationships on global, regional, and domestic refugee and statelessness issues with key government partners and counterparts, including the Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Justice. It also engages with relevant Congressional committees and staff as well as with US NGOs and other stakeholders by providing guidance and information on relevant standards and on the situation of refugees around the world.
Through its presence in the Dominican Republic, the office supports the Government in providing protection and solutions for Haitian and Venezuelan refugees, including through a resettlement program, and advocates for solutions for people affected by statelessness. In Haiti, UNHCR contributes to the protection response for internally displaced persons fleeing gang violence through support for relevant Haitian authorities and small-scale community-based protection initiatives. In the Bahamas, UNHCR supports the government in efforts to develop the national asylum system and strengthen emergency response preparedness.
USA as a donor
Find out more about the funds raised by the government and private sector in the USA to support UNHCR.
Population and financial overview
Data on population and financials are available at the multi-country office level, which oversees operations across several countries.
United States of America
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Populations
Population types
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: 2025 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Population by country
Population by country
NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Population by origin
Population by origin
NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Financial
Budget and expenditure trend
Budget and expenditure trend
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by pillar
Budget by pillar
Budget by objective
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
Expenditure by Outcome Area
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
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
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
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2024 budget and 2023 current budget are taken from the budget document approved by UNHCR's Executive Committee in October 2023.
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
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Strategy - Country
Strategy
Street and mailing address:
1800 Massachusetts Ave NW, Suite 500, 20036 Washington, DC, United States
Phone:
+1 202 296 5191
Fax:
+1 202 296 5660
Email:
usawa@unhcr.org
Time zone:
GMT -5
Working hours
- Monday: 9:00 – 17:00
- Tuesday: 9:00 – 17:00
- Wednesday: 9:00 – 17:00
- Thursday: 9:00 – 17:00
- Friday: 9:00 – 17:00
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: closed
Public holidays
- 2 January 2023, New Year’s Day
- 7 April 2023, Good Friday
- 21 April 2023, Eid al-Fitr
- 29 May 2023, Memorial Day
- 28 June 2023, Eid al-Adha
- 4 July 2023, Independence Day
- 4 September 2023, Labour Day
- 23 November 2023, Thanksgiving Day
- 25 December 2023, Christmas Day
Office contact details
The Director of UNHCR Office in New York
Street address:
220 East 42nd Street, Suite 3000, 10017 New York, NY, United States
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 20 Grand NY 10017, Grand Central, 10017 New York, NY, United States
Phone:
+1 212 963 0032
Fax:
+1 212 963 0074
Email:
usane@unhcr.org
Time zone:
GMT -5
Working hours
- Monday: 9:30 – 17:30
- Tuesday: 9:30 – 17:30
- Wednesday: 9:30 – 17:30
- Thursday: 9:30 – 17:30
- Friday: 9:30 – 17:30
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: closed
Public holidays
- 2 January 2023, New Year’s Day
- 7 April 2023, Good Friday
- 21 April 2023, Eid al-Fitr
- 29 May 2023, Memorial Day
- 28 June 2023, Eid al-Adha
- 4 July 2023, Independence Day
- 4 September 2023, Labour Day
- 23 November 2023, Thanksgiving Day
- 25 December 2023, Christmas Day
