Romania
Romania
UNHCR supports the government’s response to protect and include refugees in Romania through initiatives fostering inclusion, self-reliance, protection, counselling and targeted assistance.
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Key statistics
213,235
people were displaced or stateless (or returning from forced displacement) within the country at the end of 2024
184,570
were registered as refugees at the end of 2024, underscoring the country’s ongoing role as an asylum destination
$39 million
are needed in 2025 to ensure that operations and programmes in Romania are sustained
In 2024, UNHCR supported the Government of Romania in fostering refugee inclusion through protection services, counselling, and targeted assistance. A major milestone was the adoption of Emergency Ordinance No. 96, granting refugees from Ukraine access to social protection benefits equal to those of Romanian citizens.
UNHCR led inter-agency coordination with 37 partners under the Refugee Response Plan, aligning efforts with national policies and localization priorities. By year-end, around 180,000 Ukrainian refugees had received Temporary Protection, alongside other forcibly displaced in need of international protection and stateless people.
While the political climate remained generally supportive of forcibly displaced and stateless persons, the rise of far-right parties in annulled elections raised concerns about future public sentiment.
Asylum applications dropped to 2,300 amid strengthened border management supported by the EU. Romania joined the Schengen area on 1 April 2024, lifting air and sea border checks. The Government also introduced financial support for refugee accommodation and developed a national implementation plan for the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum.
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Office contact details
The UNHCR Representative in Romania
Street and mailing address:
UN House, 48A Primaverii Blvd, Sector 1, 011975 Bucharest, Romania
Phone:
+40 21 201 7873
Fax:
+40 21 210 1594
Email:
[email protected]
Time zone:
GMT +2
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
![Poland. Refugees from Ukraine at the Kapelanka hostel](/ie/sites/en-ie/files/RF1261127_0_2.jpg "Tetiana (50) with her daughter Masha (12) from Ukraine. They live in Interhouse hotel which is a shelter for refugees.Tetiana fled her home in Dnipro, Ukraine in March 2022 with her daughter Masha. They lived next to a military unit that was under attack all the time. Tetiana was terrified when Masha shouted, "Mom, they're shooting." Masha has Downs syndrome and epilepsy. She had a panic attack.In Poland, they first lived near the border somewhere in a school turned into a shelter. Now they live in a hotel. Tetiana receives 500 zloty a month from the Polish state for Masha and a child's pension from Ukraine, which is why she is able to meet her basic needs on her own. "I miss home. I have a vegetable garden there. I dream of going back there one day," she says. But she adds that he is learning Polish just in case. In Ukraine, Tetiana was a dance instructor, and she would like to continue her job in Poland.Tetiana is now worrying about her parents who are on her way from Donetsk to Krakow.")
