Six years since the Rohingya refugee influx in Bangladesh, UNHCR appeals for sustained support and solutions
Six years since the Rohingya refugee influx in Bangladesh, UNHCR appeals for sustained support and solutions
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Ongoing Situations
UNHCR’s operations in Asia and the Pacific encompass two of the world’s largest forced displacement crises:
Myanmar Situation
Violence against civilians and the intensified armed conflict following the events of February 2021 caused tens of thousands of refugees to flee to neighbouring countries and displaced over 1.8 million people within Myanmar.
UNHCR has called for comprehensive and regional approaches to durable solutions for close to 1.1 million refugees from Myanmar, such as voluntary repatriation and resettlement. We focus on the responsive and timely delivery of humanitarian assistance, strengthening community-based protection and resilience
Afghanistan Situation
Some 3 million people are internally displaced due to conflict in Afghanistan, and over 24 million are in need of vital humanitarian relief.
UNHCR continues to deliver on its scaled-up response, focusing on the provision of cash assistance, core relief items and shelter. UNHCR also supports host governments and communities in their efforts to include Afghans in national services such as health and education.
Key facts and figures
Refugees by country of origin in Asia-Pacific | 2022
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2022 Regional Trends report
The Asia & the Pacific Regional Trends report for 2022 provides an overview of forced displacement and statelessness in the region up to the end of the year. Presenting an in-depth look into the Asia-Pacific region, it follows on from the release of UNHCR’s flagship Global Trends report.
UNHCR helps to save lives and build better futures for the millions of people forced to flee their homes.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution, war or disaster at home.
Since 1950, we have faced multiple crises on multiple continents, and provided vital assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people, many of whom have nobody left to turn to.
We help to save lives and build better futures for millions forced from home.
Support families impacted by Cyclone Mocha
Tens of thousands of displaced families in Myanmar, and refugees and host communities in Bangladesh are in desperate need of emergency aid after Cyclone Mocha's devastating landfall in the region.
Shelters and other critical infrastructure have been flattened and community facilities wiped out, putting thousands at risk.
UNHCR teams are already hard at work, assessing the damage and needs and coordinating with relevant actors on the ground.
Families are in need of life-saving aid and protection. Help now to reach families in need.
can provide a cash assistance package for a person living with disabilities to help meet their basic needs
can purchase a portable solar lamp to help a displaced family navigate safely in the dark
can provide a displaced woman or girl with a hygiene kit
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Refugee Voices
Through first-person narratives, refugees from across Asia and the Pacific share their experiences, perspectives and aspirations as people forced to flee.