Tech in the Service of Displaced Persons

Who are displaced persons and what are their needs?

Displaced persons by the numbers

Displaced persons by the numbers

• 68.5 million• Internally displaced:– 40 million

• Refugees:– 25.4 million

• Asylum seekers:– 3.1 million

• Stateless persons: – 10 million

85 per cent• Of displaced persons

are housed in developing countries.

• Top refugee-hosting countries:

• Turkey• Uganda• Pakistan• Lebanon• Iran

57 per cent

• Of refugees come from three countries:

• South Sudan• Afghanistan• Syria

Major refugee origins

Displaced persons at our doorstep

• Unaccompanied minors entering the United States:

• 45,704 for FY 2018 as of August 2018.

Unaccompanied children entering the United States

FY 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

El Salvador 1,394 3,314 5,990 16,404 9,389 17,512 9,143

Guatemala 1,565 3,835 8,068 17,057 13,589 18,913 14,827

Honduras 974 2,997 6,747 18,244 5,409 10,468 7,784

Mexico 11,768 13,974 17,240 15,634 11,012 11,926 8,877

Total UACs FY 2018 as of August 2018 45,704

One story

Riding La Bestia

Another story

Dadaab Refugee Camp, Kenya Irin, a Dadaab resident

And one more story

Za’atari Refugee Camp, Jordan Fatima, a Za’atari Camp resident