During the first half of 2014, conflict continued to result in the displacement of millions of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) globally causing significant changes in the trends and number of refugees, asylum-seekers, IDPs and others of concern to UNHCR. In this context, management of humanitarian crises is increasingly complex, including with regard to the production of timely and comprehensive statistics.
UNHCR – Mid-Year Trends 2014
During the first half of 2014, conflict continued to result in the displacement of millions of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) globally causing significant changes in the trends and number of refugees, asylum-seekers, IDPs and others of concern to UNHCR. In this context, management of humanitarian crises is increasingly complex, including with regard to the production of timely and comprehensive statistics.
This report is the second of its kind, analyzing displacement trends within the first half of 2014. The figures in this report were collected from governments and UNHCR offices around the world. UNHCR introduced a new online data collection tool to enhance the organization’s capacity to collect and analyse mid-year statistical data. In addition to improving the timeliness and comprehensiveness of mid-year reporting from UNHCR offices, the new tool allows the organization to make the actual data available publically as well as in this report.
Unless otherwise specified, figures are limited to events occurring up to 30 June 2014. The statistics included in this report should be considered provisional and subject to change, especially in regard to asylum trends.
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