DR CONGO FACTSHEET February 2016 (Data as of 31 January 2016) HIGHLIGHTS

20,846 108,107 510,033 8,476 10,261 Newly arrived Refugees from Congolese refugees Refugees Refugees Burundian the Central in countries returned to repatriated refugees in DRC African Republic neighboring the DRC in 2015. from DRC in since April 2015. in the DRC. DRC. 2015.

Populations of concern

A total of 173,053 refugees, 1,618,225 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) The number (32,344) of Rwandan

refugees is based on the on-going Country of Total individual biometric registration origin exercise. The DRC Government presented the number of 245,052 CAR 108,107 Rwandan refugees as outcome of an

Rwanda 32,344 initial pre-registration by the Burundi 24,521 National Commission for Refugees South Sudan 6,727 from December 2014 to January Rep. of Congo 699 2015. Angola (exemption) 561 Other 94

Funding requested for 2016: US$ 197.6 million 0.41 % received so far

Working with partners Working with partners

 Together with the DRC Government authorities, in particular the National Commission for Refugees  Together with the DRC Government, in particular (CNR),the UNHCRNational manages andCommission implements humanitarian for assistance Refugees and protection (CNR), for refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons. Within the collaborative approach, support is delivered UNHCR manages and implements humanitarian assistancejointly with MONUSCO, and WFP,protection OCHA, UNDP, UNFPA, for WHO, refugees, FAO, UN-HABITAT, returnees UN-WOMEN and IOM among other agencies and NGOs. UNHCR is also the lead of the Protection and Prevention and internally displaced persons (IDPs). Through acomponent collaborative of the Comprehensive approach, Strategy to Combating support SGBV in DRC, is under delivered the STAREC. jointly with MONUSCO, WFP, OCHA, UNDP, UNFPA,In the field,WHO, assistance FAO, is delivered UN together-HABITAT, with 14 partners: UN ADES,-WOMEN ADSSE, AGIR POUR and LE GENRE, IOM among other agencies and NGOs. UNHCR leadsAIDES, the AIRD, Protection CNR, COOPI, ERUKIN, ClusterIEDA, INTERSOS,, which MIDEFEHOPF, coordinate SFCG, TSF and WFWIs. the protection actors in their support of IDPs and other civilians. It also supports the coordination and management of IDP camps. Furthermore, UNHCR is the lead of the Protection and Prevention

UNHCR FACTSHEET component of the Comprehensive Strategy on Combating Sexual Violence in DRC, under the Stabilization and Reconstruction Plan for Eastern DRC (STAREC). In the field, assistance is delivered together with 12 partners: ADES, ADSSE, AGIR POUR LE GENRE, AIDES, AIRD, CNR, COOPI, FAO, INTERSOS, MIDEFEHOPF, SFCG and TSF. 1 UNHCR Factsheet D.R.Congo

MAIN ACTIVITIES

 On 12 January, North Kivu authorities have demolished Mokoto IDPs site in Masisi where 4,246 IDPs were living. UNHCR and its Protection Cluster Partners undertook advocacy activities concerning respect to the closure of IDP sites.  A joint UNHCR-CNR-DGM mission evaluated refugee presence on Gbadolite-Satema axis where an estimated 4,000 refugees from the Central African Republic live.  4,874 refugees from South Sudan and 2,500 DRC returnees received food assistance in Dungu, Haut-Uele province.  374 Rwandan refugees have voluntarily repatriated from Goma (279) and Bukavu (95) to Rwanda.  738 protection incidents documented in Ituri, Bas-Uele and Haut-Uele provinces.

Major achievements  73 transitional shelters have been constructed in Ango (41) and Bondo (32) for people with specific needs.  95 transitional shelters have been constructed for the reintegration of returnees in Rutshuru and Nyiragongo Territories.  Last year, 762 transitional shelters have been constructed with Pooled Fund support in Katanga.  UNHCR has finalized biometric registration of Rwandan refugees in Uvira and Itombwe (South Kivu province). 10,332 refugees have been registered.  A food fair has been organized in Lusenda camp (Burundian refugees) from 14 to 17 January.  UNHCR’s partner AIDES has sensitized 2,833 people in Boyabu camp/Libenge and neighbors, 400 individuals in Bili/Bosobolo and 130 in Inke/Gbadolite on SGBV key concepts notably rape and physical violence.  In Mboti/Ango, ADES has organized for farmers a door to door sensitization on arable and cleaning land as well as maintaining of cassava field.

UNHCR is grateful for the generous contributions of donors who have given unearmarked and broadly earmarked contributions to UNHCR in 2015 as well as the following donors who have directly contributed to the operation: Japan | USA | Switzerland | Spain | Australia | Canada | ECHO | Sweden | UNAIDS | CERF | DRC Pooled Fund | UNFPA | Private Donors |

UNHCR Presence

Staff: Offices: 245 national staff 13 offices located in: Kinshasa, Ango, Bili, Bukavu, Bunia, 56 international staff Gbadolite, Goma, Kalemie, Libenge, Lubumbashi, Mbandaka, 30 United Nations Volunteers Rutshuru, Uvira and Zongo 3 Consultants Offices: 12 offices located in: Kinshasa, Bili, Bukavu, Bunia, Gbadolite, Goma, Kalemie, Kindu, Libenge, Mboko, Uvira et Zongo

Contacts: Andreas Kirchhof, Senior Regional External Relations Officer, [email protected], Cell +243 81 700 94 84 Simon Englebert Lubuku, Senior Public Information Associate, [email protected], Cell +243 81 950 02 02 UNHCR DRC Web Portal: http://data.unhcr.org/drc/regional.php United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – www.unhcr.org 2