Chapter 1 Figure 4 | Key flows of newly registered refugees and new asylum-seekers in 2018 Countries of origin Countries of asylum Turkey Syrian Arab Rep. Peru Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of) Sudan South Sudan Dem. Rep. of the Congo Uganda Afghanistan Iraq El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico lack of consistent terminology and difficulties in comparing statistics internationally. The Commission: • endorsed the International Recommendations on Refugee Statistics; • endorsed the Technical Report on Statistics of IDPs and supported the proposal to upgrade this work to develop formal recommendations; and • reaffirmed the mandate to develop a compiler’s manual on refugee and IDP statistics to provide hands-on guidance for the recommendations. In addition to the 40 countries that took part in the EGRIS and those that had also contributed through the global consultations in 2017, several country representatives took the floor at the Statistical Commission to welcome this work. Certain elements of the work received particular support such as focusing on the importance of coordination and the central role of national statistical offices, as well as including the potential of different data sources and methodologies within the recommendations.13 ■ 8 United States of America Germany Note: This Global Trends report analyses statistical trends and changes in global displacement from January to December 2018 in populations for whom UNHCR has been entrusted with a responsibility by the international community, including refugees, asylum-seekers, returnees, stateless people and conflict-affected internally displaced people.14 The data presented are based on information received as of 18 May 2019 unless otherwise indicated. The figures in this report are based on data reported by governments, non-governmental organizations, and UNHCR. The numbers are rounded to the closest hundred or thousand. As some adjustments may appear later in the year in the Population Statistics online database,15 the 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 2018.■ 13 For more information: www.unhcr.org/blogs/experts-finally-agreeon-standards-for-refugee-statistics/ 14 See p. 63 for a definition of each population group. 15 http://popstats.unhcr.org unhcr > Global trends 2018