Refugees and asylum-seekers in Tunisia

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Last updated 31 Mar 2024
Source - UNHCR, Government 
Refugees and asylum-seekers in Tunisia by Nationality JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Sudan UNHCR, Government 31 Mar 2024   41.8% 6,846
Syrian Arab Rep. UNHCR, Government 31 Mar 2024   17.1% 2,804
Others UNHCR, Government 31 Mar 2024   16.4% 2,679
Côte d'Ivoire UNHCR, Government 31 Mar 2024   9.7% 1,582
Somalia UNHCR, Government 31 Mar 2024   5.0% 813
Cameroon UNHCR, Government 31 Mar 2024   3.4% 561
South Sudan UNHCR, Government 31 Mar 2024   2.8% 454
Eritrea UNHCR, Government 31 Mar 2024   2.2% 367
Guinea UNHCR, Government 31 Mar 2024   1.6% 268


  La crise des réfugiés dans la médias
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Interior Minister Kamel Fekih discusses the issue of African migrants in Tunisia with the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Tunisia (HCR), Monica Noro.

Kapitalis, 12 Aug 2023

Receiving, Friday, August 11, 2023, the UN official, the Minister stressed the need to ensure as much as possible to ensure close coordination between the UN structures in Tunisia and the official bodies of the Tunisian State. This ad hoc coordination will target two key issues, the migration issue ... Lire plus

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Raoued: Inauguration du bureau 'Shamel' pour l’inclusion des réfugiés

Mosaique FM, 30 Nov 2021

La municipalité de Raoued, en partenariat avec l’Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (HCR), l’Organisation internationale pour les migrations (IOM) et l’Institut arabe des droits de l’homme (IADH), ouvre un bureau pour la réception et l’orientation des réfugiés, demandeurs d’asile, migrants e... Lire plus

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UNHCR Tunisia to launch awareness campaign to encourage refugees and asylum seekers to register on "evax"

TAP, 21 Jun 2021

(TAP) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Tunisia is launching from Tuesday an awareness campaign to encourage refugees and asylum seekers in Tunisia to register on the “evax” vaccination platform, in co-operation with the Tunisian Council for Refugees, said Associate Prot... Lire plus

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UNHCR, IOM: At least 40 people drown in shipwreck off Tunisia

unhcr.org, 16 Apr 2021

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are deeply saddened by reports of a shipwreck off the coast of Sidi Mansour, in southeast Tunisia, yesterday evening. The bodies of 41 people, including at least one child, have so far been retrieved. Lire plus

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IOM, UNHCR: Latest Mediterranean tragedy underscores need for search and rescue

UNHCR.org, 10 Mar 2021

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are deeply saddened by the latest loss of life in the Central Mediterranean, after two boats capsized off Tunisia’s shores on Tuesday, 9 March. Lire plus

Funding information (2024)
9 523 718,00 $US
Total appeal
Date of Funding Data 31 March 2024 (25 days ago)