Overview

• UNHCR data shows 122.1 million people are displaced worldwide, including 42.7 million who have fled across borders as refugees.
• West and Central Africa host 12.7 million displaced and stateless people while UNHCR’s regional budget has been slashed by 50% since 2024.
• The United States’ cutbacks in international medical and social aid contributed to a 10% drop in global humanitarian funding last year and threaten further reductions.
• Women and children make up over 80% of the displaced in West and Central Africa and face increased risks of malnutrition, violence, and lack of access to education.
• Countries such as Uganda and Chad are under mounting strain, hosting 1.7 million and 780,000 refugees respectively, with tens of thousands more arrivals expected by year’s end.