Today, there are 43.4 million refugees in the world—more than at any other time in history. Most will be displaced for 10-25 years, often with little access to safety, education, livelihoods, or healthcare. At the same time, international funding for long-term refugee support is shrinking, and harmful narratives continue to fuel fear and misunderstanding. RefugePoint’s …
Boat crossings to Europe from North Africa are attempted by tens of thousands of asylum seekers each year from across Africa and the Middle East. This is one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world: the IOM reports that 2,452 lives were claimed in attempted boat crossings in 2024. Tunisia has consistently been …
RefugePoint was founded in 2005 in response to critical and chronic gaps plaguing the international response to refugees. While addressing the urgent needs of individuals and families has always been a priority, the greater goal is to fix the systemic failures that cause refugees to ‘fall through the cracks’ in the first place, leaving them …
