Refugee numbers have been reported as of 31 August 2026. The total number of refugees and asylum seekers is 131,929, with the majority coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi. A significant portion, 90,642, reside in Nyarugusu Camp, while others are found in various regions.
New arrivals have been received, with 194 reported in August 2026, bringing the total to 4,760 since January 2025. Further information on the situation and the services provided to these individuals, including primary health care and education, is available from the UNHCR Tanzania Operational Update.
Countries: Austria, Afghanistan, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye, Ukraine, World . Preliminary statistics for 2025 show a further decrease in asylum applications, with a total of around 16,500 asylum applications compared to around 25,360 cases in 2024. In 2025, only 42 per cent we...
. We, the undersigned aid organisations operating in Yemen, are deeply concerned by the sharp escalation in fighting across Taiz and the West Coast since 3 September and its mounting humanitarian impact, including civilian casualties and mass displacement. According to the Intern...
Countries: Bulgaria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Morocco, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine . UNHCR provides protection and inclusion support to refugees from Ukraine who have fled to Bulgaria since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine, of which some 84,190 are currently present in ...
Countries: Croatia, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye . Croatia’s asylum legislation is aligned with international standards, providing a solid framework for adequate reception conditions for asylum-seekers and effective integration opportunities for refugees. UNH...
Countries: Yemen, Djibouti .000 personas dentro del país y ha obligado a miles más a cruzar el estrecho de Bab el-Mandeb en busca de seguridad en Yibuti. Los combates han expulsado de sus hogares a familias en las gobernaciones de Al Hodeidah, Taiz, Lahj, Adén, Abyan, Marib, Al D...
Countries: Hungary, Afghanistan, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World . n consultation with the Government of Hungary, UNHCR coordinates the Ukraine Situation Refugee Response Coordination Forum (RCF), bringing together a wide network of partners supporting re...
Countries: Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe . Representatives from Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe developed the roadmaps during the first regional Emergency Medical Team workshop specifically designed fo...
. Equally vital is the ability to deploy frontline teams, medicines and essential supplies to the communities that need them most. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola response, the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) is providing that critical link, delive...
Countries: Luxembourg, Eritrea, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) . Between Jan-Nov 2025, 1,648 people applied for international protection (a 7 per cent decrease compared to the same period in 2024). Top countries of origin were Eritrea, Syria and...
Countries: France, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Guinea, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World . UNHCR mobilizes support for refugees in France and the Francophonie by raising awareness about forced displacement globally and the need for sustainable responses, in the spirit of the Glob...
Countries: Portugal, Afghanistan, Colombia, Gambia, Nigeria, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World . Portugal has recently undergone migration and asylum reform, leading to changes in the institutional set up and procedures as well as the restructuring of the border control and re...
