Global human displacement Palestinian refugees

The UN has been providing

humanitarian assistance to
Spiralling global conflicts and worldwide instability have forced Palestinian refugees since 1950
millions of people to leave their homes and seek refuge either EUROPE MIDDLE EAST
abroad or in their own countries. The latest figures do not Lebanon
Refugees in camps 422,188
include the wars in Sri Lanka and Pakistan’s Swat valley, which 1,621,753 2,747,251
have displaced thousands more
1,340,709 2,350,994 Total refugees
222,776
Who's who? In camps
Asylum seeker Refugee Russia
Has left their own country and seeks Recognised under the UN 1951 91,505
protection in another. In the UK - a
person who has made an official claim
Convention on Refugees as having a
well-founded fear of persecution, has
669,658
for asylum and is waiting for been forced to flee their own country
a decision on their claim and is unable to return
693,264
Internally displaced person Stateless person Georgia Syria
(IDP) Someone who, under national laws, 293,048 ASIA/PACIFIC
does not enjoy citizenship or
461,897
Forced to flee their home because
their life was in danger but, unlike a nationality – the legal bond between a 273,070
refugee, did not cross international state and an individual – with any Serbia 225,879
Azerbaijan 5,109,233
borders country Croatia 2,497 603,251
Countries with high IDPs Bosnia & Herzegovia 125,009
Afghanistan In camps
124,529 230,670 Estimated to be displaced internally
AFRICA Iraq 35,003
2,647,251
Pakistan
3,596,065 West Bank
6,343,016 155,809 762,820
Burma
67,290
Chad Sudan Yeman
166,718 1,201,040 100,000 193,370
In camps
Ivory Coast Central African Rep Sri Lanka
Somalia 504,800
683,956 197,000
1,277,200
Gaza Strip
Colombia 1,073,030
THE AMERICAS Uganda 330,500
3,000,000
Burundi 853,000
3,000,000 DR Congo
100,000 974,429
1,460,102 Kenya
404,000 East Timor 495,006
2,106,336 15,860 In camps
Jordan
1,951,603

40,221

803,473

42m
338,000
305,600 In camps

100,000

173,429 EGYPT SAUDI

12 People displaced around the world ARABIA

58
Refugee estimates Internally displaced people (IDP) Asylum seekers
4.7m 10.5m 14.4m 827,323
Palestinian World total Where the refugees end up The top five countries with the
refugees refugees Major hosting countries Estimated to be displaced internally largest number of IDPs are:
Pakistan
Includes Afgans in a refugee-like situation
1,780,900
Asylum seekers worldwide
Total Palestinian refugee camps
Syria 1,105,700
3m
14,400
Government estimate

Colombia
Iran 980,100

Germany

Jordan 500,400
Government estimate
582,700
2.6m
Iraq
The number of people claiming
asylum in the UK
1,373,732
Palestinian refugees in camps
Chad 330,500
1.5m
D.R.C
321,900
14 .4m
Tanzania

320,600 1.3m
227,125

4,671,811
Kenya World total South Africa
3m Somalia

China 301,000 Colombia 14,400

UK
Colombia has the highest number
1.2m South Africa has the higest number
UK 292,100 Sudan
UNHCR estimate
of internally displaced people of people claiming asylum Total Palestinian refugees
SOURCES: UNHCR, IDMC (INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT MONITORING CENTRE) GRAPHIC: CHRISTINE OLIVER, PAUL SCRUTON SOURCE: WNWRA