GLOBAL APPEAL 2025 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS IMPACT AREA 3 | EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES AND ACHIEVING GENDER EQUALITY The budget for Impact Area 3 totals $1.365 billion, or 13% of the budget, with a decrease of $19.2 million, or 1%, compared to the 2024 budget. UNHCR, together with partners, will empower displaced persons to become contributors to their communities and economies. These efforts aim not only to transform individual lives but also to foster stability and progress on a broader scale. The largest increases in Impact Area 3 are expected in West and Central Africa ($36.6 million) and the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes ($15 million). For more information, see in particular the following sections in this Global Appeal • • • • Impact Area ‘Empower’ Focus Areas on Accountability to affected people; Statelessness; Working with development actors Outcome Areas: 1; 4; 5; 7; 11; 13 Core output indicator reporting for key achievements to date in 2024 for Empowering communities and achieving gender equality p. 8 IMPACT AREA 4 | SECURING SOLUTIONS The budget for Impact Area 4 totals $1.365 billion, or 13% of the 2025 budget, with an increase of $185.1 million, or 16%, compared to the 2024 current budget. The main increases are in the Middle East and North Africa ($80 million), Europe ($37.4 million) and Asia and the Pacific ($22 million). UNHCR will pursue the goal of securing solutions including through voluntary returns, resettlement and complementary pathways. With some 2.9 million refugees in need of resettlement in 2025, UNHCR will strengthen its efforts towards advancing solutions in third countries. The promotion of responsibility- and burden-sharing arrangements will continue, as will efforts to sustain the momentum generated by the Global Refugee Forum. For more information, see in particular the following sections in this Global Appeal • • • • Impact Area ‘Solve’ Focus Areas on Statelessness; Working with development actors Outcome Areas: 14-16 Core output indicator reporting for key achievements to date in 2024 for Securing solutions p. 8 UNHCR GLOBAL APPEAL 2025 12