Population figures
Total country population
9,591,854
Forcibly displaced population
Refugees (under UNHCR's mandate):
1,415
Asylum-seekers:
6,932
IDPs (of concern to UNHCR):
0
Other people in need of international protection:
0
Other
Statelessness persons
0
Host community
0
Others of concern to UNHCR
99
Country context
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven emirates located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia, sharing land borders with Oman to the east and northeast and with Saudi Arabia to the southwest, as well as maritime frontiers in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran and in the Gulf of Oman with Oman. The refugee population in the UAE recognized under UNHCR's mandate originate mainly from Iraq, Syria and a smaller number from Palestine. Refugees are accommodated in urban settings across the Emirates.
The UAE is not party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, nor to its 1967 Protocol. The UAE is not party to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons or the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
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