Contribution to UNHCR Programme Budget 2023-2024 (earmarked)

-    The global health pandemic had an impact on the results; voluntary repatriation slowed down.

-    There is progress across the board, but it is unevenly distributed. UNHCR only has limited influence on issues such as support to SGBV survivors and their risk of stigmatization.

-    The level of funding is consistently below the level of budget, which requires cuts during the year. The organisation is still (too) frequently forced to set priorities to ensure life-saving activities and basic “care and maintenance” programmes.

-    The inter-agency and strategic partnership in public health, nutrition and WASH has been strengthened. In this regard, UNHCR and UNICEF agreed on an ambitious two-year Blueprint for Joint Action.

Erwartete Resultate:  

With its engagement Switzerland wants UNHCR to:

-    Attain favourable protection environments;

-    Boost its participation and localization efforts with an emphasis on inclusion;

-    Proactively mitigate the effects of the climate change crisis on displacement; 

-    Secure solutions to address the consequences of displacement;

-    Enhance its external engagement and resource mobilization. 

Resultate von früheren Phasen:  

By the end of 2021, more than 21.7 million people had received assistance or protection thanks to UNHCR and its implementing partners. In 2021, UNHCR notably achieved the following results:

-    9.3 million people had access to basic health care;

-    9.3 million people received cash assistance in 94 countries;

-    10.6 million IDPs received shelter and basic necessities;

-    1.9 million refugee children have found a primary school.

-    SDC engagement/support in the education sector was strengthened with two pledges at the Global Refugee Forum on education. One was the creation of an Education in Emergency Hub in Geneva, in 2020. The other was focused on supporting access to education for refugee children in partner countries. 

-    The collaboration with the IDP unit at UNHCR was further strengthened, including a SHA secondment to this unit and financial support for the IDP review.

-    SDC and UNHCR launched the Geneva Technical Hub.

-    More people received more potable water than in 2020: 21 liters of potable water on average available per person per day in 24 refugee situations compared to 20 liters in 26 refugee situations in 2018.