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Asylum Report 2023 - page 1

EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR ASYLUM

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), just six countries

accounted for 76% of all refugees and other people in need of protection in 2022: Syria,

Venezuela, Ukraine, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Myanmar (in descending order).¹⁶ The

majority of people who are displaced globally continued to be hosted in low-income and

middle-income countries, which bear a disproportionate share of the burden considering the

resources they have at their disposal.¹⁷

In 2022, refugees and host communities across the world continued to feel the after-effect of

the COVID-19 pandemic as the cost-of-living crisis struck. Many refugees and internally

displaced people struggled to meet their daily needs due to inflated prices and limited

humanitarian assistance, precipitated by disrupted supply chains.¹⁸ Nevertheless, the number

of people attempting perilous crossings in search of safety, exposing themselves to grave

risks, increased dramatically in 2022. ^{19, 20, 21, 22}

Against this background, the international community continued efforts in developing

solutions for people in need of protection. Through multi-stakeholder cooperation, effective

protection responses were provided to persons fleeing Ukraine within short timeframes. With

regard to international protection, under the framework of the Global Compact on Refugees,

the international community continued to design and implement initiatives toward: i) easing

the pressure on host countries; ii) enhancing refugee self-reliance; iii) expanding access to

solutions in third countries; and iv) supporting conditions in countries of origin for safe and

dignified returns. Initiatives in the frames of the compact focused on a range of protection-

related areas, including:

child protection in humanitarian contexts;

increasing capacity of national asylum systems through the Asylum Capacity Support

Group;

ensuring that settlements of forcibly displaced people have access to affordable,

modern and clean energy

offering sustainable resettlement and complementary pathways, including through

education;

inclusive, quality education for refugee and host community children and youth;

synergistic research on forced displacement and statelessness;

efforts toward ending statelessness;

initiatives focused on family reunification in the context of forced displacement;

providing pro bono legal assistance to displaced people;

alleviating poverty and fostering the financial independence of refugees; and

enhancing the meaningful participation of displaced people in peace-building

efforts.²³

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