The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that there are 12 million people currently classified as refugees. Many more are displaced within their home countries by civil unrest, famine, and war. The UNHCR works within the international community to protect refugees and ensure that their basic needs for shelter, food, and health care are met. Refugees in urgent need of protection, and refugees without other suitable solutions can be resettled in other countries, including the United States. The UNHCR provides accurate and up to date statistical information on refugees. These refugee statistics can help in determining the best way to help disparate groups of people all over the world. UNHCR's Statistical Online Population Database tracks refugees at the local, country, and global level, and can be accessed online. The database is a work in progress and is constantly being updated to ensure that the information it contains is accurate. You can search the database for statistical information by entering either the country of origin or the country of current residence for refugee populations. The UNHCR offers other statistical information as well, including refugee counts by age and gender. You can also get an overview of refugee statistics, and view major trends in displacement and settlement for each year.