Portugal
Portugal
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Key statistics
68,612
people are identified as refugees in the country by the end of 2024
2,582
people are identified as asylum-seekers in the country by the end of 2024
73,194
people are identified as forcibly displaced in the country by the end of 2024
In 2018, twenty years after closing its offices in 1998, UNHCR re-established its presence in Portugal. With three personnel on the ground, the Regional Bureau for Europe in Geneva coordinates the activities in Portugal.
UNHCR in Portugal focuses on advocacy and supports authorities and non-governmental institutions in delivering protection and solutions. It also provides training, technical support, and advice on asylum and refugee matters.
Portugal is a signatory of the 1951 Convention, Protocol, and UN Statelessness Conventions.
Population and financial overview
Portugal
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Strategy - Country
Strategy
Office contact details
Portugal is covered by the UNHCR Representation for EU Affairs, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, The Netherlands and Portugal.
Email:
[email protected]
Time zone:
GMT +0
Working hours
- Monday: 9:00 - 17:00
- Tuesday: 9:00 - 17:00
- Wednesday: 9:00 - 17:00
- Thursday: 9:00 - 17:00
- Friday: 9:00 - 17:00
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: closed
![A woman stands in front of a wall decorated with flowers.](/ie/sites/en-ie/files/RF1288375_1.jpg "Portugal. Sediqa Danish Nawrozi, a 29-year-old Afghan refugee, at her work place. Sediqa works as an intercultural mediator, helping fellow Afghans living in , a small city in rural eastern Portugal. Sediqa is part of a unique project called “Fundão Medeia,” which created by the city council to provide a much-needed link between newly arrived residents and local authorities. The team of intercultural mediators help new residents hailing from Brazil, African countries, South Asia, Afghanistan and beyond navigate their daily lives and access education and health care, as well as jobs. Sediqa had years of experience working in NGOs devoted to gender equality and human rights back home in Afghanistan before she was forced to flee after the Taliban takeover in 2021. She now works with fellow Afghans settling in the eastern Portuguese city of Fundão, as an intercultural mediator with "Fundão MEDEIA," an innovative integration project that receives financing from the European Union.")
