Algeria
Algeria
For over 50 years, Algeria has hosted Sahrawi refugees, making it one of the world’s longest-standing protracted refugee crises.
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Key figures
188,239
people were displaced or stateless (or returning from forced displacement) within the country at the end of 2024
183,380
people were registered as refugees in the country at the end of 2024, mostly from the Western Sahara territory
$38.8 million
are needed in 2025 to ensure that operations and programmes in Algeria are sustained
For over 50 years, Algeria has hosted Sahrawi refugees, making it one of the world's longest-standing refugee situations. The latest interagency Sahrawi Refugee Response Plan for 2024 and 2025 estimates that more than 173,000 people need humanitarian assistance in five camps.
Additionally, apart from the Sahrawis, Algeria hosts approximately 12,000 refugees and asylum seekers, four-fifths of whom are Syrian, and the remainder is made up of a variety of countries, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa.
UNHCR is actively engaged in advocating for refugee inclusion in essential services and collaborating with authorities and civil society to reduce protection risks and enhance access to work. Through community participation and strengthened coordination mechanisms, UNHCR works towards enhancing refugee resilience and promoting self-reliance opportunities despite the constraints of protracted displacement.
Strategy and results
This section provides key information related to the Global Appeal and Global Report.
Strategy
Latest multi-year strategy, outlining key priorities and a comprehensive overview of operational plans as part of the Global Appeal.
Indicators and targets
Indicators and targets enable operations to establish their benchmarks and targets for comparison with results.
Annual Results Report
Latest Annual Results Report highlighting key achievements from the year and published as part of the Global Report.
Population and financial overview
Algeria
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Populations
Population types
Population types
Note: The "Stateless" category does not include stateless people who are also in other categories, to avoid double counting. The total number of stateless, across all categories, is .
NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Population by country
Population by country
NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Population by origin
Population by origin
NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Financial
Budget and expenditure trend
Budget and expenditure trend
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by pillar
Budget by pillar
Budget by objective
Budget by objective
Note: The table presents the budget for this operation broken down at the objective level. Resource allocation at the objective level is subject to change during the course of the year as the operational situation evolves and priorities shift. The current budget, reflected in the bottom line of this table, is updated on a monthly basis and is replaced by the final budget at year-end.
Expenditure by Outcome Area
Expenditure by Outcome Area
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2023 budget as approved by the Executive Committee in October 2022.
2022 current budget as approved by the High Commissioner as of October 2022; pending presentation to the ExCom's Standing Committee.
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Source: 2023 budget as approved by the Executive Committee in October 2022.
2022 current budget as approved by the High Commissioner as of October 2022; pending presentation to the ExCom's Standing Committee.
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2024 budget and 2023 current budget are taken from the budget document approved by UNHCR's Executive Committee in October 2023.
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
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Strategy - Country
Strategy
Office contact details
The UNHCR Representative in Algeria
Street Address:
128 chemin Bachir El-Ibrahimi, Poirson,, El-Biar, 16000 Alger, Algeria
Mailing Address:
Boîte Postale 444, Hydra, Alger, Algeria
Phone:
+213 21 92 40 83
Fax:
+213 21 92 40 93
Email:
[email protected]
Time zone:
GMT +0
Working hours
- Monday: 8:30 - 17:00
- Tuesday: 8:30 - 17:00
- Wednesday: 8:30 - 17:00
- Thursday: 8:30 - 17:00
- Friday: closed
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: 8:30 - 17:00
The UNHCR Head of Sub-Office at Tindouf
Street Address:
89 - 90 Rue Moussani, Tindouf, Algeria
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 323, Tindouf, Algeria
Phone:
+213 49 92 3555
Fax:
+213 49 92 4229
Email:
[email protected]
Time zone:
GMT +1
Working hours
- Monday: 8:00 – 17:00
- Tuesday: 8:00 – 17:00
- Wednesday: 8:00 – 17:00
- Thursday: 8:00 – 17:00
- Friday: 8:00 – 17:00
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: closed
