About Refugees

WHO IS A REFUGEE?

A refugee is ANY person forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations and events seriously disturbing public order.

There are more than 25,000 refugees living in the Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky Area. Hundreds of refugees resettle in our region every year through resettlement programs, secondary migration, and asylum approvals.

Refugees Globally

UNHCR's Global Trends report presents key statistical trends and the latest official statistics on refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people worldwide.

See The Latest Report