REGIONAL SUMMARIES I SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL SUMMARIES I SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL SUMMARIES Southern Africa We have lots of refugees here, they should not die. They have been“ here for more than a month with no humanitarian help. We want all the people here to have a little something. ” —Alpha Vonzia, chief of Congo Rive village Alpha Vonzia, 43, fishes in the Oubangui river that marks the border between the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He leads a simple life as chief of Congo Rive village, but now in addition to the 300 residents of his village, he is taking care of thousands of newly-arrived Central African refugees, following the violence in Bangui in January 2021. © UNHCR/Adrienne Surprenant 92 UNHCR GLOBAL REPORT 2020 UNHCR GLOBAL REPORT 2020 93 REGIONAL SUMMARIES I SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL SUMMARIES I SOUTHERN AFRICA OVERVIEW AND KEY DATA IN SOUTHERN MAJOR SITUATIONS IN 2020 AFRICA IN 2020 THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO , IDP households , people of concern , people of concern received cash grants for basic reached with core relief items. received emergency shelter. and domestic items. The humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remained complex in 2020, particularly in eastern provinces. 5.2 million people remained internally displaced, while more than 861,000 Congolese refugees and asylum-seekers were hosted in neighbouring countries. UNHCR strengthened its emergency 861,000 support in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces, in line with UNHCR’s IDP policy. 44,429 IDP households CONGOLESE REFUGEES received cash grants for basic and domestic items. The situation was characterized by the large number of DEMOCRATIC AND ASYLUM-SEEKERS IN THE DEMOCRATIC IDPs, a complex security situation that caused repeated internal displacement, and limited resources for REPUBLIC OF REPUBLIC OF REPUBLIC OF NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES THE CONGO THE CONGO humanitarian actors to provide protection and assistance to IDPs. These factors contributed to onward THE CONGO . million displacement to neighbouring countries. IDPs Under the 2020 Regional Refugee Response Plan for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNHCR led L3 $160.1 million funds available . million 66 partners in seven neighbouring countries of asylum to provide multisectoral assistance, protection and IDP RETURNEES solutions. 47% funded % While humanitarian assistance was an essential component of UNHCR’s response, promotion of sustainable OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM-SEEKERS livelihoods and inclusion of refugees into national development plans were also prioritized, reflecting the 0 $342.3 million WERE WOMEN MALAWI required whole-of-society approach of the Global Compact on Refugees. ANGOLA % OF REFUGEES AND ZAMBIA ASYLUM-SEEKERS WERE CHILDREN L2 MOZAMBIQUE ZIMBABWE MADAGASCAR NAMIBIA BOTSWANA Situation ESWATINI CRRF country LESOTHO IDP initiative country SOUTH L2/3 Level of emergency AFRICA REGIONAL FUNDING OVERVIEW PEOPLE OF CONCERN AND EARMARKING 8.5 million people of concern in 2020 $207.5 million funds available in 2020 $324.7 million 0 9% of the global population of concern 91.9 million 0 64% funded required People of concern | 2015-2020 Monthly evolution of funding | 2020 Refugees Asylum-seekers IDPs Unearmarked Softly earmarked Earmarked Tightly earmarked Stateless persons* Returnees (refugees and IDPs) Others of concern 10 250 8 17% 200 15% 6 150 23% Millions 4 100 71% USD Millions 31% 2 50 4% 31% 0 8% 0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec *Data on stateless persons in Southern Africa not available. 94 UNHCR GLOBAL REPORT 2020 UNHCR GLOBAL REPORT 2020 95 REGIONAL SUMMARIES SUMMARIES | SOUTHERN I SOUTHERN AFRICA AFRICA REGIONALSOUTHERN SUMMARIES AFRICA I |SOUTHERN REGIONAL SUMMARIES AFRICA KEY RESULTS AND TRENDS IN 2020 UNHCR’S PROGRAMMATIC RESPONSE TRENDS IN RESPONSE Cash assistance by sector in Africa | 2016-2020 CHILD PROTECTION WASH Evolution compared to 2019 Evolution compared to 2019 Basic needs Seasonal grants Life-saving support Solutions 1,651 unaccompanied or separated 19 litres of potable water available on children had a best interests assessment average per person per day in refugee *** -100% 0 +100% 2020 $58.8 initiated or completed. -100% 0 +100% camps. +19% 62% of households had a drop-hole 2019 $50.5 GENDERBASED VIOLENCE latrine or drop-hole toilet. -100% 0 +100% 2018 $46 3,390 gender-based violence incidents +28% reported for which survivors received ** -100% 0 +100% EDUCATION 2017 $62.9 psychosocial counselling. +8% 63,374 children enrolled in primary 2016 $51.5 education. -100% 0 +100% CORE RELIEF ITEMS -13% 0 20 40 60 80 9,494 students enrolled in secondary +55% -100% 0 +100% USD millions 124,164 households provided with core education. ***Including $8.8 million in the Southern Africa region. relief items. -100% 0 +100% 1,162 people of concern received -33% +94% 68,020 women received sanitary tertiary education scholarships. -100% 0 +100% materials. -100% 0 +100% Individual registration records | 2016-2020 Resettlement departures | 2016-2020 SELFRELIANCE Individuals HEALTH Individual registration records in PRIMES proGres v4 individuals (5 years and above) with biometric records in PRIMES 4,000 +69% 236 people of concern enrolled in -92% 3,756 1.05 under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 vocational training. -100% 0 +100% In millions 3,500 under-5s per month) in refugee camps. -100% 0 +100% 1.2 1.1 1.1 3,000 of births in refugees camps were -6% 92% VOLUNTARY RETURNS 1.0 2,500 attended by skilled personnel.* -100% 0 +100% -57% 0.8 2,000 6,275 refugees assisted to return 1,706 -100% 0 +100% voluntarily. 0.6 0.5 1,500 0.5 0.5 1,610 1,342 SHELTER 0.4 +410% 0.4 1,000 76,547 people of concern received 0.1 0.4 emergency shelter. -100% 0 +100% RESETTLEMENT 0.2 500 +72% -64% 0.2 501 0.1 of households lived in adequate resettlement submissions. 0 0 62% -100% 0 +100% 1,371 -100% 0 +100% dwellings. 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 *Four countries reporting in 2020 compared to three countries reporting in 2019. **While enrolment rates for the school year were high, a majority of those enrolled did not attend school due to COVID-19 restrictions. UNHCR’S COVID19 RESPONSE 1,369,515 refugees, IDPs and other 560,399 refugees and other 18,129 refugees and other people of 3,572 children 6-59 months 2,405 children and youth supported people of concern accessed people of concern received essential concern provided with mental health admitted for treatment of moderate with distance/home-based learning. protection services. health care services. and psychosocial support services. acute malnutrition. 11 country operations reported all refugees, IDPs and other women and girls accessed children 6-59 months admitted refugee children and youth 261,359 48,324 geographic areas inhabited by people 1,835 83,380 people of concern received cash sexual and reproductive health for treatment of severe acute out of school due to mandatory school of concern were reached by COVID-19 assistance related to the impact of services. malnutrition. closures. information campaigns. COVID-19. PN96 UNHCR GLOBAL GLOBAL REPORT REPORT 2020 2020 UNHCRUNHCR GLOBAL GLOBAL REPORT REPORT 2020 2020 97PN REGIONAL SUMMARIES I SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL SUMMARIES I SOUTHERN AFRICA KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND IMPACT programmes were adapted to observe decreasing from around 3,800 submissions physical distancing, with health protocols in 2019 to 1,371 submissions in 2020. at registration and food distribution In line with UNHCR’s three-year points, and hotlines and community global strategy on resettlement and Safeguarding access to protection facilitate refugee status determination protection structures to report protection complementary pathways (2019-2021), and asylum and identify solutions, while the Comoros issues and assistance needs. UNHCR’s UNHCR conducted training for expressed its intention to ratify the response focused on communicating resettlement and protection staff, UNHCR’s multi-year, multi-partner 1951 Convention relating to the Status about prevention measures, strengthening including on family reunification, protection and solutions strategy for of Refugees and the 1969 OAU health systems, reinforcing water, educational opportunities, employment Southern Africa provided a strategic Convention Governing the Specific sanitation and hygiene services, and opportunities, humanitarian pathways framework in the region to ensure access Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa. supporting isolation and quarantine and private sponsors. to protection and asylum. National In line with its strategy to address units, particularly in refugee camps migration and asylum systems remained mixed movements in Africa, UNHCR and settlements. Ensuring protection and durable overwhelmed and in need of strengthening implemented the first year of a four-year solutions for IDPs to manage mixed movements of refugees, joint project with the ILO, IOM and Seeking durable solutions for asylum-seekers and migrants originating By the end of 2020, the Southern Africa UNODC to support SADC member States protracted refugee situations from over 90 countries. To address this, region hosted around 6 million IDPs, in strengthening institutional mechanisms UNHCR strengthened the quality and 6,275 people were assisted to return mainly in the Democratic Republic of for asylum and migration management. integrity of registration and refugee status home in 2020, although border closures the Congo and Mozambique. Violence in determination