UNHCR COUNTRY BRIEFING FOLDER ON THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO PROTECTION INFORMATION UNIT (PIU) Pillar I, Law and Policy DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION (DIP) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees CP 2500, CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland E-mail:
[email protected] Website: http://www.refworld.org December 2010 Table of Contents A. BACKGROUND INFORMATION..................................................................................3 A.1. General Information; Country Profile; Maps ........................................................................3 a. Country Profile.........................................................................................................3 b. Language................................................................................................................4 c. Maps.....................................................................................................................4 d. Education; Food; Health; Employment; Social Rights ...........................................................5 A.2. Political and Security Situation; .........................................................................................6 A.3. Human Rights (in General) ...............................................................................................8 B. DISPLACEMENT TRENDS ..........................................................................................9 B.1. Refugees and Asylum-Seekers...........................................................................................9