CHAPTER 1 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 8 and 1.3 million in Ethiopia. In many cases, however, refugees and IDPs returned under adverse circumstances in which the sustainability of returns could not be assured. NOTE: The main focus of this report is the analysis of statistical trends and changes in global displacement from January to December 2019 among populations for whom UNHCR has been entrusted with a responsibility by the international community.10 The data presented are based on information received as of 15 May 2020 unless otherwise indicated. At the end of 2019, Syrians continued to be by far the largest forcibly displaced population worldwide (13.2 million, including 6.6 million refugees and more than six million internally displaced people). When considering only international displacement situations, Syrians also topped the list with 6.7 million persons, followed by Venezuelans with 4.5 million. Afghanistan and South Sudan had 3.0 and 2.2 million, respectively (see Figure 2).9 The figures in this report are based on data reported by governments, non-governmental organizations and UNHCR. Numbers are rounded to the closest hundred or thousand. As some adjustments may appear later in the year in the Refugee Population Statistics online database,11 figures contained in this report should be considered as provisional and subject to change. Unless otherwise specified, the report does not refer to events occurring after 31 December 2019. During crises and displacement, children, adolescents and youth are at risk of exploitation and abuse, especially when they are unaccompanied or separated from their families (these children are referred to as UASC). In 2019, UASC lodged around 25,000 new asylum applications. In addition, 153,300 unaccompanied and separated children were reported among the refugee population at the end of 2019. Both figures, however, are significant underestimates due to the limited number of countries reporting data. Turkey hosted the highest number of people displaced across borders, 3.9 million, most of whom were Syrian refugees (92%). Colombia followed, hosting nearly 1.8 million displaced Venezuelans. Germany hosted the third largest number, almost 1.5 million, with Syrian refugees and asylum-seekers constituting the largest groups (42%). Pakistan and Uganda hosted the 4th and 5th largest number, with about 1.4 million each (see Figure 3). Figure 3 | Top international displacement situations by host country | end-2019* Turkey 0.3 3.6 Colombia 1.8 Germany 0.3 1.1 Pakistan 1.4 Uganda 1.4 United States 0.8 0.3 Sudan 1.1 Islamic Rep. of Iran 1.0 Lebanon 0.9 Peru 0.5 0 Refugees Asylum-seekers Venezuelans displaced abroad 0.4 *Excludes Palestine refugees under UNRWA's mandate. 1 2 3 4 (millions) 8 9 This figure was released by the “Commissions de mouvements de population”, an inter-organizational mechanism which is held by provincial authorities and humanitarian actors. It covers the period from April 2018 to September 2019. Excluding Palestine refugees under UNRWA’s mandate. UNHCR > GLOBAL TRENDS 2019 10 See Chapter 7 for a definition of each population group. 11 http://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics 9