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Dominican Republic

Key statistics

126,346

people were displaced or stateless (or returning from forced displacement) within the country at the end of 2024

125,343

people were in need of international protection in the country at the end of 2024, from Venezuela

$49.3 million

are needed in 2025 to ensure operations covered by the United States multi-country office* are sustained

*UNHCR’s operations in the Dominican Republic are managed by the United States multi-country office, which also oversees operations in the United States and 18 Caribbean States and overseas territories: Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Haiti, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines; the British overseas territories of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands; and the Dutch overseas territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Sint Maarten, with needs budgeted jointly.

The Dominican Republic is home to over 229,000 people in need of international protection, including stateless persons, asylum-seekers, and refugees. UNHCR supports the government in implementing regularization programs, strengthening the national asylum system, and ensuring access to documentation, education, and livelihoods. The office also plays a key role in emergency preparedness along the border with Haiti.

Population and financial overview

Data on population and financials are available at the multi-country office level, which oversees operations across several countries.

Dominican Republic

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Populations

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Financial

Budget and expenditure trend
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Expenditure by Outcome Area
Budget by Impact Area
Protect: Attaining favourable protection environments
Respond: Realizing rights in safe environments
Empower: Empowering communities and achieving gender equality
Solve: Securing solutions
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Impact Area
Protect: Attaining favourable protection environments
Respond: Realizing rights in safe environments
Empower: Empowering communities and achieving gender equality
Solve: Securing solutions
Budget by Impact Area
Protect: Attaining favourable protection environments
Respond: Realizing rights in safe environments
Empower: Empowering communities and achieving gender equality
Solve: Securing solutions
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Impact Area
Protect: Attaining favourable protection environments
Respond: Realizing rights in safe environments
Empower: Empowering communities and achieving gender equality
Solve: Securing solutions
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas

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Strategy - Country

Strategy

For more information about our work in Dominican Republic:

HELP website

Are you a refugee or asylum-seeker in Dominican Republic? Find information about your rights and available services on our HELP site.

Visit the Dominican Republic website
 

Refworld

Find legislation, case law and UNHCR policy relating to claims for international protection.
 

Visit Refworld
 

Office contact details

The UNHCR Chief of Mission in the Dominican Republic

Street and mailing address:
Calle César Nicolás Penson 115, Santo Domingo DN, Dominican Republic

Phone:
+809 274 7111

Fax:
+809 621 8136

Email:
[email protected]

Time zone:
GMT -4

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