GLOBAL APPEAL 2025 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I HIGH COMMISSIONER’S FOREWORD High Commissioner Filippo Grandi meets a family leaving Lebanon for the Syrian governorate of Rural Damascus, travelling on foot with all their belongings because an Israeli airstrike had destroyed the main road at the Jdeidet Yabous crossing point. © UNHCR/Houssam Hariri High Commissioner’s Foreword We live in an era of relentless emergencies. Of crises without end. In the last few months, conflict, persecution, and violence have forced millions to flee their homes – in Sudan, Ukraine, and most recently in Lebanon. Millions more have been displaced for years, decades even, having fled bloodshed and instability, from Myanmar to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and many other places in between. This Global Appeal 2025 describes how, against this backdrop, and with few solutions on the horizon, we expect forced displacement and statelessness to evolve in the coming year, what we plan to do about it, and why your support is more needed than ever. Needed in emergency contexts, first and foremost, where UNHCR will continue to play its critical, 1 UNHCR GLOBAL APPEAL 2025 life-saving role. When conflict breaks out, UNHCR is among the first to respond, to be on the frontlines of displacement, bringing relief to people whose lives were turned upside down. But we do not work alone. Reaching those in need – both displaced people and their hosts – requires that we work in partnership, with and through others: governments, local actors, civil society, academia, the UN, donor partners, or the private sector. It requires listening to and being guided by forcibly displaced and stateless people themselves, who are the best advocates for their own cause. As people continue to flee violence and, increasingly, the effects of climate change and poor governance, forced displacement flows have become more complex. Refugees and migrants move together, often on long, transnational routes, where they face the same risks. Working closely with