In 1954, UNHCR won the Nobel Peace Prize for its groundbreaking work in Europe. But it was not long before we faced our next major emergency.
In 1956, during the Hungarian Revolution, 200,000 fled to neighbouring Austria. Recognizing the Hungarians as 'prima facie' refugees, UNHCR led efforts to resettle them. This uprising and its aftermath shaped the way humanitarian organizations would deal with refugee crises in the future.
During the 1960s, the decolonization of Africa produced the first of that continent’s numerous refugee crises. We also helped uprooted people in Asia and Latin America over the following two decades. In 1981, we received a second Nobel Peace Prize for what had become worldwide assistance to refugees.
The start of the 21st century has seen UNHCR help with major refugee crises in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. We have also been asked to use our expertise to help many internally displaced by conflict and expanded our role in helping stateless people. In some parts of the world, such as Africa and Latin America, the 1951 Refugee Convention has been strengthened by additional regional legal instruments.
UNHCR now has more than 17,324 personnel working in 135 countries. Our budget, which in its first year was US$300,000, grew to US$8.6 billion in 2019.
In 2020, we marked our 70th anniversary. During our lifetime, we have helped well over 50 million refugees to successfully restart their lives.
Day | Members | Gain | % Gain |
---|---|---|---|
June 30, 2024 | 422 | +7 | +1.7% |
March 23, 2024 | 415 | +3 | +0.8% |
February 01, 2024 | 412 | +2 | +0.5% |
December 19, 2023 | 410 | 0 | 0.0% |
November 08, 2023 | 410 | +3 | +0.8% |
October 08, 2023 | 407 | +6 | +1.5% |
September 08, 2023 | 401 | 0 | 0.0% |
August 11, 2023 | 401 | 0 | 0.0% |
July 09, 2023 | 401 | 0 | 0.0% |
June 16, 2023 | 401 | +2 | +0.6% |
March 16, 2023 | 399 | +4 | +1.1% |
February 04, 2023 | 395 | +1 | +0.3% |
January 31, 2023 | 394 | +1 | +0.3% |
January 19, 2023 | 393 | +1 | +0.3% |
January 08, 2023 | 392 | +1 | +0.3% |
December 31, 2022 | 391 | +1 | +0.3% |
December 28, 2022 | 390 | +1 | +0.3% |
December 24, 2022 | 389 | +2 | +0.6% |
December 01, 2022 | 387 | +1 | +0.3% |
November 24, 2022 | 386 | +2 | +0.6% |
November 18, 2022 | 384 | +1 | +0.3% |
November 11, 2022 | 383 | +1 | +0.3% |
October 30, 2022 | 382 | +1 | +0.3% |
October 16, 2022 | 381 | +1 | +0.3% |
October 10, 2022 | 380 | -1 | -0.3% |
September 30, 2022 | 381 | +2 | +0.6% |
September 18, 2022 | 379 | -2 | -0.6% |
September 12, 2022 | 381 | +3 | +0.8% |
September 02, 2022 | 378 | +3 | +0.8% |
August 20, 2022 | 375 | +3 | +0.9% |