About Refugees
Refugees are people forced to flee conflict or persecution who cross an international border. UNHCR protects refugees and works to find long-term solutions.
Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants - Amnesty International
An asylum seeker is a person who has left their country and is seeking protection from persecution and serious human rights violations in another country, but ...
What is a Refugee? Definition and Meaning | USA for UNHCR
A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence. A refugee has a well-founded fear of ...
Refugee facts, statistics and FAQs - International Rescue Committee
52% of all refugees in the world were displaced from just three countries by the end of 2022: Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine.
What is a refugee? | World Vision
What is the definition of a refugee? Refugees are people who have been forced to flee their home countries because of persecution, conflict, ...
110 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations and events seriously ...
Refugee status or asylum may be granted to people who have been persecuted or fear they will be persecuted on account of race, religion, ...
About Refugees | The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Many refugees, especially children, have experienced trauma related to war or persecution that may affect their mental and physical health long after the ...
The refugee process, coming to the United States, bringing your family to the United States, working in the United States, filing for a permanent residency ( ...
Refugees in America | International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Refugees are men, women and children fleeing war, persecution and political upheaval who have crossed borders to seek safety in another country.
About Refugee Admissions - United States Department of State
Refugee processing requires rigorous security vetting, a refugee adjudication interview, and a medical exam. For applicants who are approved for admission to ...
Refugee Statistics - USA for UNHCR
Global Trends At-a-Glance · 43.4 million refugees · 63.3 million internally displaced people · 6.9 million asylum seekers · 5.8 million people in need of ...
Teaching about Refugees - UNHCR
This page contains a collection of UNHCR teaching materials on refugees, asylum and migration for primary and secondary education.
Refugees International: Global Voices for Rights and Refuge
Refugees International advocates for lifesaving assistance, human rights, and protection for displaced people and promotes solutions to displacement crises.
Key facts about refugees to the U.S. - Pew Research Center
Overall, the U.S. has admitted about 76,200 refugees so far under the Trump administration (Jan. 20, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2019). By comparison, ...
Facts about refugees - Refugee Action
Here are the answers to some of the most common questions Refugee Action gets asked about refugees and people seeking asylum, and what they experience here in ...
Refugee Admissions - United States Department of State
The U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) accepts referrals for refugees determined to be particularly vulnerable and in need of the protection provided by ...
Top facts from the latest statistics on refugees and people seeking ...
There were 75,658 asylum applications (relating to 97,107 people) in the UK in the year ending June 2024, an 8% decrease from the previous 12 months. In the ...
The truth about asylum - Refugee Council
The same old myths and scare stories about refugees and people seeking asylum are peddled again and again. You can rely on the facts and figures below to get ...
10 Things You Didn't Know About Refugees - World Bank
1. There are more than 100 million forcibly displaced people for the first time ever. This figure, updated as of the first few months of 2022, includes those ...