27/06/2025
2.5 million refugees worldwide will need to be resettled next year according to un Refugee estimates released today in its annual projected Global resettlement needs report Well the figure remains high annual resettlement needs have actually decreased this year walk down from 2.9 million for the current year and to 2.5 million next year and this is a decrease even though the global number of refugees continues to grow so the decreases mainly due to the change situation in Syria which has allowed for returns and we are seeing some people pull out a resettlement processes in favour of plans to go home to rebuild So for 2026 the largest Refugee populations that will need to be restored are Afghans syrians South Sudanese Sudanese rohinga refugees and Congoles and the main Refugee host countries where refuse will need to be resolved form include Iran turkia Pakistan Ethiopia and Uganda so refugee settlement offers a concrete alternative to dangerous Journeys it helps preserve fragile protection spaces and showcases meaningful International solidarity with host countries by offering solutions for refugees with high needs and greater dependency on assistance resettlement helps ease the pressure on national systems and Refugee host countries and are also supports sustainable responses for over 70 years U.N HCR has facilitated resettlement as a vital Lifeline for refugees offering Solutions for individuals facing severe risks such as deportation violence medical emergencies and other critical threats and we will continue.....