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UNHCR Projected Global Resettlement Needs 2004 ANNUAL TRIPARTITE CONSULTATIONS ON RESETTLEMENT Geneva, 18 – 19 June 2003 ___________________________________________ UNHCR PROJECTED GLOBAL RESETTLEMENT NEEDS 2004 Projected Global Resettlement Needs 2004 Table of Contents Table of Preliminary Projections -------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Introduction ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 AFRICA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Great Lakes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Refugees in Burundi Refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Refugees in Rwanda Refugees in United Republic of Tanzania East and Horn of Africa ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 Refugees in Eritrea Refugees in Ethiopia Refugees in Kenya Refugees in Somalia Refugees in Sudan Refugees in Uganda West and Central Africa ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20 Refugees in Benin Refugees in the Central African Republic (CAR) Refugees in Côte d'Ivoire Refugees in Gabon Refugees in Ghana Refugees in Guinea Refugees in Liberia Refugees in Nigeria Refugees in Sierra Leone Southern Africa ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 Refugees in Angola Refugees in South Africa, Namibia and Mozambique Refugees in Zambia and Zimbabwe THE AMERICAS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35 Refugees in Costa Rica Refugees in Cuba Refugees in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Belize Refugees in Venezuela, Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Surinam, and Guyana Refugees in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay ASIA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39 South Asia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 39 Refugees in India Refugees in Nepal Refugees in Sri Lanka East Asia and Pacific ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42 Refugees in China and Hong Kong Refugees in Indonesia Refugees in Malaysia Refugees in Thailand EUROPE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46 Eastern Europe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46 Refugees in Armenia Refugees in Azerbaijan Refugees in Belarus Refugees in Georgia Refugees in Russian Federation Refugees in Ukraine South-Eastern Europe --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 Refugees in Albania Refugees in Bosnia and Herzegovina Refugees in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Refugees in Serbia and Montenegro Southern Europe --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56 Refugees in Turkey Refugees in Cyprus Refugees in Malta CASWANAME ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59 Central Asia --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 60 Refugees in Kazakhstan Refugees in Kyrgyzstan Refugees in Tajikistan Refugees n Turkmenistan Refugees in Uzbekistan South-West Asia ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64 Refugees in Iran Refugees in Pakistan North Africa and The Middle East ----------------------------------------------------------- 65 Refugees in Egypt Refugees in Iraq Refugees in Jordan Refugees in Lebanon Refugees in Saudi Arabia Refugees in Syria Refugees in Yemen UNHCR Projected Global Resettlement Needs 2004 Sub-Region* Country of Asylum** Needs*** Capacity Africa Great Lakes Burundi 500 500 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 715 115 Rwanda 4,000 1,380 Tanzania 2,000 2,000 East and Horn of Africa Eritrea 1,195 115 Ethiopia 6,000 3,000 Kenya 6,000 6,000 Somalia 225 225 Sudan 1,000 1,000 Uganda 550 550 West and Central Africa Benin 29 29 Central African Republic (CAR) 380 40 Côte d’Ivoire 15,000 15,000 Gabon 2,000 300 Ghana 1,525 1,525 Guinea 4,540 4,540 Liberia 215 30 Nigeria 190 190 Sierra Leone 8,000 500 Southern Africa Angola 225 225 South Africa, Namibia and Mozambique 207 207 Zambia and Zimbabwe 3,340 600 Africa TOTAL: 57,836 38,071 The Americas Costa Rica 600 300 Cuba 55 55 Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El 20 20 Salvador, Nicaragua and Belize Venezuela, Panama, Peru, Ecuador, 900 500 Surinam and Guyana Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, 15 15 Uruguay, Paraguay America TOTAL: 1,590 890 Asia South Asia India 200 200 Nepal 20 20 Sri Lanka 30 30 East Asia and Pacific China and Hong Kong 314 314 Indonesia 176 176 Malaysia 695 234 Thailand 435 305 Asia TOTAL: 1,870 1,279 1 Europe Eastern Europe Armenia 3 3 Azerbaijan 195 195 Belarus 41 41 Georgia 900 150 Russian Federation 377 377 Ukraine 350 40 South-Eastern Europe Albania 40 40 Bosnia and Herzegovina 120 120 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 50 50 Serbia and Montenegro 500 500 Southern Europe Turkey 3,000 3,000 Cyprus 15 15 Malta 50 50 Europe TOTAL: 5,641 4,581 CASWANAME Central Asia Kazakhstan 60 60 Kyrgyzstan 240 240 Tajikistan 50 50 Turkmenistan 47 47 Uzbekistan 250 250 South-West Asia Iran 2,000 1,500 Pakistan 1,000 1,000 North Africa and the Egypt 4,000 3,000 Middle East Iraq 600 600 Jordan 1,000 1,000 Lebanon 1,200 1,200 Saudi Arabia 200 200 Syria 1,000 1,000 Yemen 40 40 CASWANAME TOTAL: 11,687 10,187 GLOBAL TOTAL: 78,624 55,008 * Region and Sub-region: Countries in this report are grouped according to the established regional boundaries as covered by the geographic Bureaux of UNHCR. ** Country of Asylum: Figures indicate resettlement need and expected submissions according to countries of asylum, not by country of origin. *** Needs and Capacity: Where possible, this report indicates both the number of refugees considered by UNHCR to be in need of resettlement, as reported by individual Field Offices, and the anticipated number of resettlement submissions given the capacity of that Field Office. 2 GLOBAL RESETTLEMENT NEEDS IN 2004 Introduction This report provides an overview of UNHCR’s projection of both resettlement needs among refugee populations of concern to UNHCR, as identified by UNHCR Field Offices, and anticipated resettlement submissions for 2004. The document is intended to help the reader appreciate the various situations in which UNHCR and the international community are responding to resettlement need, to assist resettlement countries in planning their activities, and to assist UNHCR in prioritising its activities and allocation of resources. The conditions and needs presented in this document have been synthesised from Country Operation Plans (COPs) submitted by UNHCR Field Offices for 2004. While preparing their COPs for 2004, all Field Offices undertook a six-step exercise to proactively plan for future resettlement needs of refugee populations under their responsibility and to identify the resources required to meet that resettlement need. As part of the exercise, Field Offices were requested to subdivide each refugee population under their responsibility into large categories reflecting group characteristics, such as country of origin, ethnicity or religion. These groups were then further sub-divided according to characteristics linked to their refugee experience, such as cause and date of flight or political affiliation. Field Offices were then requested to consider the current protection needs and durable solutions prospects in the medium to long term for each sub-group. If resettlement was identified as the most appropriate durable solution for the sub-group, or for sections of the sub-group, the Field Office was requested to identify the relevant submission category or categories that would best apply to the group, according to Chapter 4 of the Resettlement Handbook. The process also called for both the identification of actual resettlement need within the refugee population and an estimation of how many refugees the office would be able to process for resettlement given their current resettlement capacity and staffing levels. In this respect, the process is part of on-going efforts to more comprehensively assess resettlement needs and to adequately plan for resource requirements associated with achieving the goal of enhanced resettlement activities worldwide. The figures specified in this report are the total number of persons UNHCR anticipates submitting for resettlement from a given country in 2004. Where possible, and where a dramatic difference between resettlement need and capacity has been identified, this report highlights how limited capacity in many Field Offices results in only a portion of refugees in need of resettlement being submitted for the consideration of resettlement countries. At the same time, it is important to note that the resettlement needs specified here are those reported by individual Field Offices. Additional needs are generally believed to exist, but Field Offices require additional support to more thoroughly and comprehensively assess this need. The resettlement requirements estimated by UNHCR in this report are not exhaustive nor can be seen as definitive. Clearly, variable factors such as new protection emergencies and 3 changing conditions in countries of asylum and origin will affect resettlement needs throughout the year. Furthermore, administrative capacity and human resource limitations may have an impact
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