UNHCR Border Crossing Points: Global Geospatial Locations in GIS Formats

UNHCR provides this geospatial dataset of international border crossing points, updated as of March 2026. It offers location data for humanitarian logistics and refugee movement monitoring across multiple GIS-compatible formats including KMZ and ESRI files.

Use Cases

• Mapping refugee transit routes using KMZ or QGIS files
• Integrating border location data into humanitarian dashboards via API
• Spatial analysis of border density in conflict zones using geospatial coordinates

Strengths

• Provided by UNHCR, a primary authority on refugee movements
• Available in 6 formats including API and QGIS files
• Licensed under CC-BY for open reuse

Limitations

• Specific attribute columns are not documented in the source metadata
• Total record count and geographic coverage extent are not specified

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Global