Displaced people in the DRC

Democratic Republic of the Congo - UNHCR Global Focus

The DRC hosts 5.6 million internally displaced people with more than 4 million in the eastern provinces of South Kivu, North Kivu, and Ituri, alongside over ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo situation - UNHCR Global Focus

As a result of this crisis, some 700,000 people were newly displaced within the DRC in 2023, taking the number of IDPs in the country to 6.2 million. Throughout ...

What's happening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo? | NRC

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) is home to the second largest internal displacement crisis in Africa.

Nearly 1 Million Newly Displaced in DRC in First Half of 2023 Amid ...

An estimated 6.1 million people are currently internally displaced in DRC, a 17 per cent increase from October 2022. Since the beginning of the year, the ...

Human rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Nearly 7 million people were estimated to be internally displaced, the highest number in Africa; most displacements were triggered by armed conflict. As in 2022 ...

Record High Displacement in DRC at Nearly 7 Million

As of October 2023, most internally displaced persons, about 5.6 million (81 per cent of the total IDPs) live in the eastern provinces of North ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Internally displaced persons and ...

Attachments ... Since the beginning of 2024, an additional 940,000 people has been displaced in the DRC, bringing the total around 7.3 million.

Tens of thousands displaced in fresh violence in DR Congo | UN News

Millions of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are suffering amid one of the world's most neglected crises.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Internally displaced persons and ...

Infographic in English on Democratic Republic of the Congo about Protection and Human Rights; published on 18 Mar 2024 by OCHA.

Democratic Republic of the Congo Refugee Crisis Explained

More than 6.2 million people are displaced within the country and more than 1 million Congolese have sought asylum, mostly within Africa. At the ...

M23 conflict caused nearly 3 out of every 4 displacements in the ...

In the first half of this year, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) experienced 2,741,000 internal displacements due to conflict and ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo crisis, explained

On a continent that has the most displaced people in the world, the DRC is the country with the most displaced people, with nearly 5.5 million ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Internally displaced persons and ...

Attachments ... Since the beginning of 2024, an additional of 738,000 people has been displaced in the DRC, bringing the total number around 7.2 ...

Refugees and Internally Displaced People in the Democratic ...

This activity will include a representative sample of refugees and IDPs in the 2024 ECVM, delivering rich and fully comparable socio-economic data on these ...

Democratic Republic of Congo | International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Security has severely deteriorated since 2017, leaving over 6.9 million people internally displaced. Some 25.4 million people in the DRC are in need of ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo | ICRC

The ICRC organises a food distribution for displaced people in North Kivu province. ... Congolese army units drive past displacement camps. 08 April, Sake ...

Massive displacement as fighting surges in eastern DR Congo

Fresh fighting since last week in the region has displaced an estimated 135,000 people ... Displaced by DR Congo violence, survivors ...

Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Global Conflict Tracker

In March 2024, the UN reported that the number of internally displaced people in DRC had reached 7.2 million—one of the largest in the world. The ...

DRC: 7 million displaced and “unprecedented” crisis, according to ...

Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has led to the displacement of at least 250,000 people over the past month, ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Refugees International

For decades, armed conflicts have ravaged the Eastern DRC, resulting in the displacement of millions of people. Millions more need humanitarian assistance, and ...