Resettlement: Global and African UNHCR Regional Office for the United States and the Caribbean
Review of Global 2010 Key Parameters Resettlement needs: 203,259 (multiyear needs: 747,468) Estimated UNHCR total processing capacity: 90,000 Core staff processing capacity: 40,000 Affiliate workforce processing capacity: 50,000 Capacity of Resettlement States: 80,000
Review of Global 2010 Key Outcomes Resettlement needs were 203,259 refugees UNHCR processing capacity (est): 90,000-108,000 submissions made Capacity of Resettlement States: 80,000-73,000 departures occurred Resettlement Countries: 29 Countries of Origin of Refugees: 71
Review of African Resettlement in 2010 Resettlement needs: 64,726 (multiyear needs: 267,943) Estimated UNHCR core processing capacity: 8,000 submissions Actual Results: 27,700 submissions 16,500 departures
Refugee Submissions in 2010- by Country of Origin Nationality Persons Iraq 26,648 Burma (Myanmar) 24,420 Bhutan 20,617 Somalia 17,256 Dem. Rep. of Congo 3,326 Iran 2,756 Afghanistan 2,288 Eritrea 1,932 Sudan 1,761 Ethiopia 1,424 All others 5,297 Total 107,728
Refugee Departures in 2010 - by Country of Origin Nationality Persons Burma (Myanmar) 19,432 Iraq 15,981 Bhutan 14,809 Somalia 5,381 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 4,373 Eritrea 3,316 Occupied Palestinian Terr. 1,493 Afghanistan 1,377 Iran 1,328 Ethiopia 1,208 All others 4,054 Total 72,756
Global Resettlement Trends -UNHCR submissions vs. departures 2006-2010
UNHCR Resettlement of Refugees from Africa 2006-2010 40,000 Persons 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Submissions Departures
Global Resettlement Trends UNHCR submissions vs. departures to the US 2006-2010
Global Resettlement -Key Parameters for 2011 - Resettlement needs: 172,307 (multiyear needs: 805,535) Estimated UNHCR total processing capacity: 133,000 Core staff processing capacity: 75,000 Affiliate workforce processing capacity: 58,000 Capacity of Resettlement States: 80,000
African Resettlement -Key Parameters for 2011 - Resettlement needs: 57,000 (multiyear needs: 261,500) Estimated UNHCR total processing capacity: 48,000* Core staff processing capacity: 31,500 Affiliate workforce processing capacity: 16,500 * Assuming group processing
Major resettlement populations in 2011 planning Somali - Kenya, Uganda, Eritrea, Yemen Congolese - Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi Sudanese (Darfur) - Chad Eritrean - Ethiopia, Uganda, Sudan*, N. Africa Ethiopian - Kenya
Regional Developments Southern Africa - Increasing needs (Somali and Congolese) in Republic of South Africa - Urban / vulnerable cases - Identified using profiling/protection Needs Assessment Central / West Africa - Relatively small numbers projected - Protection/vulnerable Cameroon & Gabon
Recent Developments: Libya 634,000 persons have fled Libya - Tunisia (290,000), Egypt (230,000), Niger (56,000), Chad (17,000), Algeria (14,000) Third Country Nationals 253,000 Evacuations 114,000 Estimated 80,000 Libyans displaced abroad. Before conflict 11,000 refugees and asylum seekers registered with UNHCR of whom 700 were in resettlement pipeline
Recent Developments: Libya 20 April - Global Solidarity Resettlement Initiative is launched. Initial pledges of 8,000 places needed - For refugees/asylum seekers displaced from Libya (5,500 places). - Refugees in Egypt in protracted (2000 places) New cases/claims leaving Libya (non-libyans) Expedite those already in resettlement pipelines.
Global Resettlement Trends Resettlement Needs by Country of Origin Country of Origin (Top 10 for 2011) RS Needs in 2010 (Persons) RS Needs in 2011 (Persons) and comparison with 2010 1 Iraq 29,446 33,306 13% 2 Somalia 29,437 26,888 9% 3 Myanmar 30,477 26,350 14% 4 Bhutan 53,426 18,239 66% 5 Afghanistan 4,727 11,274 238% 6 Sudan 7,410 9,895 33% 7 DR Congo 8,870 8,058 10% 8 Iran 2,355 6,295 267% 9 Colombia 4,536 4,755 5% 10 Eritrea 6,490 4,540 30% Total (top 10) 177,174 149,600 16%
Global Challenges Processing time / emergency & urgent cases Refugee access to resettlement processes Libya, Chad, Eritrea, Yemen Processing time / emergency & urgent cases Increasing global resettlement opportunities Maintaining integrity /preventing fraud Integration
Additional Concerns UNHCR Washington 2011 Responding to refugees with special needs - Medical, Disabled, LGBT, Elderly Preparing for new populations arriving to the US Caribbean resettlement Haiti Increasing refugee input - Refugee Congress
August 3 4, 2011 Washington, D.C. 60 refugees representing the millions of refugees who have come to the USA over the past six decades. To seek the insights of those refugees who have come before to better serve those who are coming now and in the future. To ensure that protection and humanitarian needs of refugees here and around the world are not forgotten. To inform the UNHCR Ministerial Meeting in Geneva in December 2011 and other stakeholders responsible for refugee resettlement and protection. Survey for resettled refugees: www.surveymonkey.com/s/bxf28dw
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