Regional overview of refugees and asylum-seekers

As of 30 April 2023, the IGAD region is host to 4.54 million refugees and asylum-seekers. The majority of refugees and asylum-seekers are from South Sudan, currently at 2.25 million. Some 11.73 millio...

Refugees, asylum-seekers and IDPs as of 30 April 2023

By the end of April 2023, Burundi was host to 371,422 persons of concern. This includes 209,092 returnees mainly from Tanzania, Rwanda, DRC and Uganda and a further 87,030 refugees and asylumseekers, ...

Regional Overview of South Sudan refugee population

As of April 2023, Somalia was host to 35,461 registered refugees and asylum seekers, mainly from Ethiopia and Yemen. Some 685,198 Somali refugees and asylumseekers are also hosted in the neighbouring ...

The East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes region is host to some 5.00 million refugees and asylum seekers, the majority (2.25 million) from South Sudan. A further 11.81 million people are internally...

A regular publication produced by UNHCR Ethiopia providing up to date operational update on UNHCR and its partners' response to the humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia.

Following poor rainfall in recent years, along with changing climatic conditions, the Horn of Africa region is facing a catastrophic drought. The drought is severely affecting millions of refugees, in...