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The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Thursday that, for the first time in a decade, global forced displacement decreased in 2025, but the figures remain significantly high, as millions of people continue to endure prolonged exile and live in dire humanitarian conditions without any prospects for rebuilding their lives.
According to a report launched by High Commissioner Barham Salih, the number of global refugees fell by three percent in 2025. The main factor behind this decline was the increase in the number of displaced people and refugees returning to their home countries, with high rates recorded in Afghanistan, Syria, and Sudan.
Although refugee returns reached the second-highest in decades, the agency warned that many of these returns occurred under pressure and in precarious conditions, violating national and international human rights standards.
On the other hand, Salih stressed that this decline in the number of refugees should not overshadow the persistent need for humanitarian aid for millions who are still living in prolonged exile below the poverty line. He also highlighted a sharp drop in resettlement rates, highlighting a growing gap between available places and the needs of refugees.
For this reason, Barham Salih emphasized that there is an urgent need to implement new measures to lessen refugees and displaced people’s dependence on humanitarian assistance to survive. To address this, he announced that the UNHCR aims to reduce by more than half the number of refugees who rely on humanitarian aid over the next decade by expanding opportunities for voluntary returns, humanitarian visas, and providing access to financial services and education as well as labour markets to allow them to become self-reliant.
Finally, Salih concluded that, “Asylum and protection are lifesaving and not up for debate, but we cannot accept a future in which millions of refugees remain trapped for years or decades without realistic prospects of rebuilding their lives”.
The escalation of armed conflicts and wars has caused global displacement and refugee crises in many regions across the world, including Sudan, South Sudan, Afghanistan and Syria. According to the UN, 117,3 million people were forcibly displaced in 2025, fleeing violence, human rights abuses, and conflicts. On top of living in dire humanitarian conditions, refugees have been subject to human trafficking and other human rights violations, including murder and violent attacks by armed groups. Furthermore, in June 2025, the UNHCR warned that while forced displacement has doubled in the last decade, humanitarian organizations have faced increased financial cuts, which significantly reduces their ability to meet refugees’ needs.
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According to a report launched by High Commissioner Barham Salih, the number of global refugees fell by three percent in 2025. The main factor behind this decline was the increase in the number of displaced people and refugees returning to their home countries, with high rates recorded in Afghanistan, Syria, and Sudan.
Although refugee returns reached the second-highest in decades, the agency warned that many of these returns occurred under pressure and in precarious conditions, violating national and international human rights standards.
On the other hand, Salih stressed that this decline in the number of refugees should not overshadow the persistent need for humanitarian aid for millions who are still living in prolonged exile below the poverty line. He also highlighted a sharp drop in resettlement rates, highlighting a growing gap between available places and the needs of refugees.
For this reason, Barham Salih emphasized that there is an urgent need to implement new measures to lessen refugees and displaced people’s dependence on humanitarian assistance to survive. To address this, he announced that the UNHCR aims to reduce by more than half the number of refugees who rely on humanitarian aid over the next decade by expanding opportunities for voluntary returns, humanitarian visas, and providing access to financial services and education as well as labour markets to allow them to become self-reliant.
Finally, Salih concluded that, “Asylum and protection are lifesaving and not up for debate, but we cannot accept a future in which millions of refugees remain trapped for years or decades without realistic prospects of rebuilding their lives”.
The escalation of armed conflicts and wars has caused global displacement and refugee crises in many regions across the world, including Sudan, South Sudan, Afghanistan and Syria. According to the UN, 117,3 million people were forcibly displaced in 2025, fleeing violence, human rights abuses, and conflicts. On top of living in dire humanitarian conditions, refugees have been subject to human trafficking and other human rights violations, including murder and violent attacks by armed groups. Furthermore, in June 2025, the UNHCR warned that while forced displacement has doubled in the last decade, humanitarian organizations have faced increased financial cuts, which significantly reduces their ability to meet refugees’ needs.
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