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Consequences of underfunding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
UNHCR Report
(Source: UNHCR)
(Source: UNHCR)
Source: UNHCR via ReliefWeb | Posted: 31 Aug 2022 | Originally published: 31 Aug 2022
Overview of the situation
The Democratic Republic of the Congo remains one of the most complex humanitarian crises in the world. As of 31 July, the country hosted 520,00 refugees and asylum-seekers, the majority of whom (74 per cent) live outside of refugee camps or settlements. Around 5.6 million people are internally displaced, accounting for the largest internally displaced persons (IDP) crisis in Africa and among the largest in the world.
In addition, more than one million refugees and asylum-seekers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo are sheltered across the African continent . Wracked by decades of conflict, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is also among the world’s five poorest countries. Around 76 per cent of the population live in poverty and 27 million people are food insecure.
Since a fresh surge in violence began in April 2022, tens of thousands of Congolese have been displaced as a result of armed groups active in the provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu. In North Kivu alone, fighting between the Congolese Army and non-state armed groups forced more than 200,000 people to flee their homes.
For such a dire and long-running crisis, the humanitarian response is severely underfunded. As of 30 August, only 33 per cent of UNHCR’s requested budget of $225 million for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2022 had been funded, despite the massive needs.
For such a dire and long-running crisis, the humanitarian response is severely underfunded. As of 30 August, only 33 per cent of UNHCR’s requested budget of $225 million for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2022 had been funded, despite the massive needs.
REFUGEE RESPONSE
As part of a coordinated approach to providing protection and assistance to those forced to
flee in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNHCR leads the Refugee Coordination
Model, predominately serving refugees and asylum-seekers from the Burundi, the Central
African Republic, Rwanda and South Sudan. The operational areas at critical risk due to
underfunding in the refugee response are education, self-reliance and voluntary repatriation.
As part of a coordinated approach to providing protection and assistance to those forced to
flee in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNHCR leads the Refugee Coordination
Model, predominately serving refugees and asylum-seekers from the Burundi, the Central
African Republic, Rwanda and South Sudan. The operational areas at critical risk due to
underfunding in the refugee response are education, self-reliance and voluntary repatriation.
To access UNHCR's the full report click the link below for a downloadable link provided by our OCHA Humanitarian Response media partner ReliefWeb.
Source: ReliefWeb
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Source: ReliefWeb
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Institute for Economics and Peace Ambassador
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