Ecuador
Ecuador
UNHCR has been present in Ecuador since 2000 to protect and promote the inclusion of asylum-seekers, refugees, stateless people, and other people who were forced to leave their home countries.
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Key statistics
469,395
people were displaced or stateless (or returning from forced displacement) within the country at the end of 2024
439,097
people were identified in need of international protection in the country at the end of 2024, mostly from Venezuela
$73.3 million
are needed in 2025 to ensure that operations and programmes in Ecuador are sustained
Due to its geographical position and its historical solidarity towards forcibly displaced people, Ecuador is a country of destination, transit, and origin of mixed movements from several countries. Ecuador is home to one of the largest refugee populations in the region – mainly from neighbouring Colombia – and to the fourth-largest community of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America.
UNHCR works with authorities, civil society, other UN Agencies, as well as partners and the private sector to help refugees, asylum-seekers, other people forced to flee, and their hosts thrive in Ecuador. This includes facilitating access to the asylum and other protection procedures, providing key information on services, rights, obligations and assistance, and supporting an environment conducive to the social and economic inclusion of people forced to flee.
Population and financial overview
Ecuador
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Street and mailing address:
Whymper 28 39 y Francisco de Orellana, Edificio CERVINO,, pisos 2 y 3, Quito, Ecuador
Phone:
+593 2 2987 800
Fax:
+593 2 451 2448
Email:
[email protected]
Time zone:
GMT -5
Working hours
- Monday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Tuesday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Wednesday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Thursday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Friday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: closed
The UNHCR Field Office in Esmeraldas
Street and mailing address:
Bastidas 1-02 y Barbisotty, Las Palmas, Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Phone:
+593 6 246 0631
Email:
[email protected]
Time zone:
GMT -5
Working hours
- Monday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Tuesday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Wednesday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Thursday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Friday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: closed
The UNHCR Head of Field Office in Tulcán
Street and mailing address:
Holanda entre Italia y Av., Tulcanaza frente al asilo de, Tulcan, Ecuador
Phone:
+593 6 296 2137
Email:
[email protected]
Time zone:
GMT -5
Working hours
- Monday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Tuesday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Wednesday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Thursday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Friday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: closed
The UNHCR Field Office in Ibarra
Street and mailing address:
Juan de la Roca 350 y Av., José Tobar y Tobar, sector Pi, Ibarra, Ecuador
Phone:
+593 6 2603 434
Email:
[email protected]
Time zone:
GMT -5
Working hours
- Monday: 8:30 - 17:30
- Tuesday: 8:30 - 17:30
- Wednesday: 8:30 - 17:30
- Thursday: 8:30 - 17:30
- Friday: 8:30 - 17:30
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: closed
The UNHCR Head of Sub-Office in Lago Agrio
Street and mailing address:
Guayas entre Venezuela y Loja esquina, Lago Agrio, Ecuador
Phone:
+593 6 2820212
Email:
[email protected]
Time zone:
GMT -5
Working hours
- Monday: 8:30 - 17:30
- Tuesday: 8:30 - 17:30
- Wednesday: 8:30 - 17:30
- Thursday: 8:30 - 17:30
- Friday: 8:30 - 17:30
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: closed
