Asia and the Pacific

Rising displacement in Asia-Pacific demands urgent protection, long-term solutions, and sustainable refugee responses in 2025.

Global Appeal 2025 | Regional Overview

 

Previous Global Appeal regional overviews:
2024 | 2023
Previous Global Report regional overviews:
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A man fixing a shelter
A Rohingya refugee living in Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, tries to protect his shelter from Cyclone Remal, which damaged or destroyed hundreds of refugee shelters in May 2024. © UNHCR/Abul Kalam
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Global Appeal 2025 | Regional Overview

Humanitarian crises in the Asia-Pacific region are expected to increase in scope, scale and complexity in 2025, while decreasing donor funding will not keep pace with the rising needs. In 2025, UNHCR will seek the fulfilment of over 150 pledges made at the Global Refugee Forum, including more than 60 from States committing to enhance protection and solutions, especially for Afghan refugees and stateless Rohingya

To read more about UNHCR’s planning for 2025 in Asia and the Pacific, please download the regional overview PDF.

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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.

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Latest updates

East Asia and the Pacific Funding Update - 2024
31-Oct-24
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Asia and the Pacific Funding Update - 2024
31-Oct-24
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30 September 2024
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August 2024
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