India, June 22 -- An urgent expansion of refugee resettlement is needed as the gap between global resettlement needs and available places continues to widen, according to a new report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

The agency's annual "Projected Global Resettlement Needs (PGRN) 2027" report warns that millions of refugees remain without access to durable solutions despite growing humanitarian needs and ongoing conflicts.

The report identifies Afghanistan, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Eritrea, Somalia, Venezuela and the Central African Republic as the countries generating the highest resettlement needs. Afghans remain the largest refugee group in need of re...