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An internally displaced woman in MocĂmboa da Praia, Mozambique, who survived two years of captivity and sexual violence by insurgents.Â
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UNHCR helps to save lives and build better futures for the millions of people forced to flee their homes.
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home.
Since 1950, we have faced multiple crises on multiple continents, and provided vital protection and assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people, many of whom have nobody left to turn to.
We help to save lives and build better futures for millions forced from home.
[Learn more about our work](https://www.unhcr.org/what-we-do)
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122.6 million people worldwide are forcibly displaced.
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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Data ranges from 5793700 to 72081000.
Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Refugees (under UNHCR’s mandate)Palestine refugees (under UNRWA’s mandate)Asylum-seekersOther people in need of international protectionInternally Displaced People
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As of the end of June 2024
Source:Â [UNHCR Mid-Year Trends 2024](https://www.unhcr.org/mid-year-trends), 9 October 2024
The total number of forcibly displaced people worldwide accounts for overlaps between population groups.
Most refugees – 71 per cent – are hosted by low- and middle-income countries.
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Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Low-income 17%Lower-middle-income 17%Upper-middle-income 37%High-income 29%
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As of the end of June 2024
Source:Â [UNHCR Mid-Year Trends 2024](https://www.unhcr.org/mid-year-trends), 9 October 2024
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### [Aid efforts in Burundi buckling as more Congolese arrive in largest influx in decades](/news/briefing-notes/aid-efforts-burundi-buckling-more-congolese-arrive-largest-influx-decades)
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### [UNHCR urges more support in Syria as 1 million displaced in north-west yearn for home](/news/briefing-notes/unhcr-urges-more-support-syria-1-million-displaced-north-west-yearn-home)
7 March 2025
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7 March 2025
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Emergency appeal
Protect people from the cold
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**Winter is here. Rain, flooding, snow and sub-zero temperatures are threatening the lives of people forced to spend winter far from home.**
In **Lebanon**, entire neighbourhoods have been flattened by airstrikes and families are sleeping on the ground, without as much as a blanket. In **Afghanistan**, people are having to choose between heating and eating, despite temperatures dropping well below freezing. In **Ukraine**, people are struggling to repair and insulate bombed-out homes, while in **Egypt**, more and more Sudanese families arrive each day, traumatized and with few belongings.
This winter, our teams are dealing with vastly different crises across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, stretching our operations and our budgets like never before. Your donations can provide life-saving support and help people survive the depths of winter.
© UNHCR/Shawkat Alharfoush
[Help now](https://donate.unhcr.org/int/en/winter?utm_source=button&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=HQ_PS_EN_winter2024)
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Can provide a solar lamp for the displaced in Lebanon allowing them access to light in dark winter nights
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Can provide a rapid thermal kit to help people stay warm in their homes during winter in Ukraine
US$ 256
Can provide emergency cash assistance to persons with specific needs in Afghanistan
UNHCR Annual Global Trends Report
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DATA AND STATISTICS
UNHCR Mid-Year Trends report 2024
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UNHCR's Mid-Year Trends report covers key statistical trends on refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless persons for the first six months of 2024. 
At the end of June 2024, 122.6 million people worldwide remained forcibly displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order. This represents an increase of 5 per cent, or 5.3 million people, compared to the end of 2023. 
For more than 12 years the number of people remaining forcibly displaced has continued to grow. Greater efforts by the international community to share responsibilities and find durable solutions are needed to reverse the trend. 
[View the Mid-Year Trends report](https://www.unhcr.org/mid-year-trends)
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