Saving lives in the wake of a global pandemic

million Syrians need humanitarian assistance - including 6 million who are in acute need.

of Syrian families live in poverty and an additional 1 million people were pushed into poverty in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic.

Syrian refugees received emergency cash assistance to meet their basic and urgent needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rohingya refugees live in the Kutupalong refugee settlement in Bangladesh, the largest in the world.

of Rohingyas have been displaced outside Myanmar Rakhine State.

handwashing taps and 15,235 hand washing devices were installed in Cox’s Bazar refugee settlements to reduce the transmission of COVID-19.

Central Africans have been displaced from their homes - almost a third of the country’s total population.

people fled the Central African Republic as a result of escalating violence surrounding the 2020 elections. Ninety percent of them found refuge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

including refugees, IDPs and host communities- were reached in December 2020 through public information events and radio broadcasts to raise awareness on prevention measures against COVID-19.

as many people fleeing Central America in the past six years.

of LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers from NCA have suffered sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in their home countries.

refugees in Mexico received cash assistance to support their livelihoods since the beginning of the COVID-19 emergency.

million Iraqis have been displaced inside the country since 2014.

of the population living in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region is either a refugee or an internally displaced person.

hygiene and sanitary kits were distributed among women and girls living in refugee camps to limit the spread of COVID-19 and safeguard their well-being.

South Sudanese have sought refuge across the region and another 1.7 million have become internally displaced.

of all South Sudanese refugees are women and children.

bars of soap were delivered to South Sudanese refugees, IDPs and vulnerable host communities in Sudan to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease.

Venezuelans have fled the country since 2014.

pending asylum claims from Venezuelans worldwide and more than 2.5 million people have been granted regular stay permits in Latin America.

pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) – including face masks, gloves, thermometers, disposable gowns, protective glasses and hand sanitizers - were delivered to vulnerable Venezuelans and the host community in Ecuador.

million Yemenis have been forced to flee their homes but remain displaced inside the country.

of Yemen’s displaced population are women and children facing increasingly difficult circumstances. At least one child dies every 10 minutes due to preventable diseases, and in some parts of the country, one child in four is now acutely malnourished.

refugees, asylum-seekers and members of the host community in Aden governorate were assisted in UNHCR-supported clinics and healthcare services during the pandemic.

people require humanitarian assistance – 5 million of them are children.

of Burkina Faso’s population became internally displaced in 2020 alone.

communal and individual water stations, as well as a 169 oz. water reservoir, were installed in refugee and IDP hosting areas in Burkina Faso to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.