UNHCR Asylum Levels and Trends 2013 in Industrialized Countries: Highest number of asylum applications since 2001
UNHCR released statistics on the number of asylum applications in 2013 in 44 industrialized countries, showing an increase by 28 per cent compared to 2012. Syria is now the top country of origin.
24 March 2014: asylum statistics, unhcrFeatured topics on Afghanistan, Dagestan, Nigeria and Somalia updated
The featured topics on Afghanistan (security in Kabul), Nigeria (Boko Haram), the Russian Federation (security in Dagestan) and Somalia (al-Shabaab) have been updated.
17 March 2014: afghanistan, nigeria, our work, russian federation, somalia