Global refugee resettlement needs will rise steeply next year: UNHCR

More than 2 million refugees will be in need of resettlement next year, according to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs Assessment for 2023 released on Tuesday by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

The 2023 figure represents a 36 per cent increase compared to resettlement needs for this year, of 1.47 million.