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Refugees and asylum-seekers from South Sudan - Total JSON 
101,479
Last updated 31 May 2019
Source - UNHCR 
Breakdown by Region JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Bas-Uele UNHCR 31 Dec 2017
  0.0% 		49
Haut-Uele UNHCR 31 May 2019
  50.7% 		51,473
Ituri UNHCR 31 May 2019
  49.2% 		49,910
Kinshasa UNHCR 31 May 2019
  0.0% 		47


Population Planning Figures JSON 
120,000
Last updated 31 Jan 2018
Source - UNHCR 
Refugees and aylum-seekers from South Sudan - Total JSON 
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    UNHCR DRC South Sudanese Refugee Statistics - May 2019

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    Statistics on the number of South Sudanese refugees in DRC, as of 31 May 2019.
    Published: 31 May 2019 (1 month ago)
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    UNHCR DRC Fact Sheet - May 2019

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    A snapshot of UNHCR's operations in the DRC, as of 31 May 2019
    Published: 31 May 2019 (1 month ago)
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    UNHCR DRC Operational Update - May 2019

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    An update on UNHCR's operations in the DRC
    Published: 31 May 2019 (1 month ago)
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    HCR en RDC Fact Sheet - Mai 2019

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    Un apercu des operations du HCR en RDC, au 31 mai 2019
    Published: 31 May 2019 (1 month ago)
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    HCR RDC Mise à Jour Opérationnelle - Mai 2019

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    Une mise à jour sur les opérations du HCR en RDC.
    Published: 31 May 2019 (1 month ago)
    Uploaded: 8 July 2019 (12 days ago)
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    UNHCR DRC Fact Sheet - May 2019

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    A snapshot of UNHCR's operations in the DRC, as of 31 May 2019
    Published: 31 May 2019 (1 month ago)
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    HCR en RDC Fact Sheet - Mai 2019

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    Un apercu des operations du HCR en RDC, au 31 mai 2019
    Published: 31 May 2019 (1 month ago)
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    HCR RDC - Réfugiés et Demandeurs d'Asile en RDC au 31 mai 2019

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    Carte des réfugiés et demandeurs d'asile en RDC au 31 mai 2019.
    Published: 31 May 2019 (1 month ago)
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    UNHCR DRC Meri Refugee Settlement Fact Sheet - May 2019

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    Fact sheet on Meri refugee settlement in DRC.
    Published: 31 May 2019 (1 month ago)
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    UNHCR DRC Fact Sheet - April 2019

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    A snapshot of UNHCR's operations in the DRC, as of 30 April 2019
    Published: 21 May 2019 (1 month ago)
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    UNHCR DRC South Sudanese Refugee Statistics - May 2019

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    Statistics on the number of South Sudanese refugees in DRC, as of 31 May 2019.
    Published: 31 May 2019 (1 month ago)
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    UNHCR DRC Refugee Statistics - May 2019

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    Statistics on the number of refugees in DRC as of 31 May 2019.
    Published: 31 May 2019 (1 month ago)
    Uploaded: 18 June 2019 (1 month ago)
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    South Sudan Situation Population Dashboard - 30 April 2019

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    Regional Overview of Population of Concern
    Published: 16 May 2019 (2 months ago)
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    South Sudan Situation Population Dashboard - 31 March 2019

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    Regional Overview of Population of Concern
    Published: 16 April 2019 (3 months ago)
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    South Sudan Situation Population Dashboard - 28 February 2019

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    Regional Overview of Population of Concern
    Published: 14 March 2019 (4 months ago)
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Funding Update - 21 May 2019

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    Funding update on UNHCR's operations in DRC, as of 21 May 2019.
    Published: 21 May 2019 (1 month ago)
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Funding Update - 7 May 2019

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    Funding update on UNHCR's operations in DRC, as of 7 May 2019.
    Published: 7 May 2019 (2 months ago)
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Funding Update - 30 April 2019

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    Funding update on UNHCR's operations in DRC, as of 30 April 2019.
    Published: 30 April 2019 (2 months ago)
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Funding Update - 2 April 2019

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    Funding update on UNHCR's operations in DRC, as of 2 April 2019.
    Published: 4 April 2019 (3 months ago)
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Funding Update - 20 March 2019

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    Funding update for the DRC as of 20 March 2019.
    Published: 20 March 2019 (4 months ago)
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    South Sudan RRP – DRC 2018 End Year Infographics

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    One page infographic on the South Sudan refugee response in DRC in 2018
    Published: 1 October 2018 (9 months ago)
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    South Sudan RRP – DRC 2018 Mid-Year Report

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    Interagency report on the South Sudan refugee response in DRC in 2018
    Published: 1 October 2018 (9 months ago)
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Country Refugee Response Plan (CRRP) 2019-2020

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    The 2019-2020 Country Refugee Response Plan for DRC presents the biannual inter-agency effort to capture the needs of refugees who found asylum in the country.
    Published: 7 February 2019 (5 months ago)
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    Uganda Country Refugee Response Plan 2019-2020

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    2019-2020 Uganda Inter-agency Refugee Response Plan
    Published: 18 December 2018 (7 months ago)
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    South Sudan RRP – DRC 2018 End Year Infographics

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    One page infographic on the South Sudanese refugee response in DRC in 2018
    Published: 7 May 2019 (2 months ago)
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    2019-2020 South Sudan Regional RRP - At a Glance Overview (Revised May 2019)

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    Revised overview of the regional refugee response for 2019-2020
    Published: 18 December 2018 (7 months ago)
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    South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2019-2020 (Revised May 2019)

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    Revised Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2019-2020
    Published: 18 December 2018 (7 months ago)
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    South Sudan RRP – DRC 2018 End Year Infographics

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    One page infographic on the South Sudan refugee response in DRC in 2018
    Published: 1 October 2018 (9 months ago)
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    South Sudan RRP – DRC 2018 Mid-Year Report

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    Interagency report on the South Sudan refugee response in DRC in 2018
    Published: 1 October 2018 (9 months ago)
    Uploaded: 1 October 2018 (9 months ago)

  • Refugees Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion Xchange, 5 March 2019

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    Economic Inclusion of Refugees
    Published: 14 March 2019 (4 months ago)
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    Stratégie Eau, Hygiène et Assainissement (2019-2021) - République Démocratique du Congo

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    Stratégie du HCR en RDC en Eau, Hygiène et Assainissement pour 2019-2021.
    Published: 14 January 2019 (6 months ago)
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    Revised South Sudan Situation Regional Refugee Response Plan 2016 - August 2016

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    Published: 23 September 2016 (2 years ago)
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    UNHCR DRC Mid-Month Update - 1-15 May 2019

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    A mid-month update on UNHCR's operations in the DRC
    Published: 15 May 2019 (2 months ago)
    Uploaded: 14 June 2019 (1 month ago)
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    HCR RDC Mise à Jour Intermédiaire - 1-15 mai 2019

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    Une mise à jour intermédiaire sur les opérations du HCR en RDC durant la première quinzaine du mois.
    Published: 15 May 2019 (2 months ago)
    Uploaded: 14 June 2019 (1 month ago)
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    HCR RDC Mise à Jour Opérationnelle - Avril 2019

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    Une mise à jour sur les opérations du HCR en RDC.
    Published: 30 April 2019 (2 months ago)
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    UNHCR DRC Operational Update - April 2019

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    An update on UNHCR's operations in the DRC
    Published: 30 April 2019 (2 months ago)
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    HCR RDC Mise à jour intermédiaire - 1-15 avril 2019

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    Une mise à jour intermédiaire sur les opérations du HCR en RDC durant la première quinzaine du mois.
    Published: 15 April 2019 (3 months ago)
    Uploaded: 10 May 2019 (2 months ago)
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    UNHCR DRC Operational Update - May 2019

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    An update on UNHCR's operations in the DRC
    Published: 31 May 2019 (1 month ago)
    Uploaded: 8 July 2019 (12 days ago)
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    HCR RDC Mise à Jour Opérationnelle - Mai 2019

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    Une mise à jour sur les opérations du HCR en RDC.
    Published: 31 May 2019 (1 month ago)
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    South Sudan RRP – DRC 2018 End Year Report

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    Interagency report on the South Sudanese refugee response in DRC in 2018
    Published: 7 May 2019 (2 months ago)
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    HCR en RDC Fact Sheet - Janvier 2019

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    Un apercu des operations du HCR en RDC, au 31 janvier 2019
    Published: 28 February 2019 (4 months ago)
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    UNHCR DRC Operational Update - December 2018

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    An update on UNHCR's operations in the DRC
    Published: 29 January 2019 (5 months ago)
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    HCR en RDC Fact Sheet - Décembre 2018

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    Un apercu des operations du HCR en RDC, au 31 décembre 2018
    Published: 29 January 2019 (5 months ago)
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    RRP Financial Information - DRC (2019)
    $56,747,528
    Total appeal
    Date of Funding Data 15 July 2019 (5 days ago)
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    Thousands fleeing new violence in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State

    UNHCR, 12 Feb 2019

    It’s estimated that 5,000 refugees have arrived in several border villages near the town of Ingbokolo, in north-east DRC’s Ituri province, according to local village chiefs. There are reports that an additional 8,000 people are displaced inside South Sudan, on the outskirts of the town of Yei. Read more

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    South Sudan refugees in Congo make market vibrant success

    UNHCR, 14 Feb 2018

    From food to furniture, clothing to haircuts, the bustling market in the settlement of Meri in the rural northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a colourful example of refugees’ resourcefulness and how they can contribute to the local economy. Read more

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    Refugee crisis in South Sudan now world’s fastest growing

    UNHCR, 17 Mar 2017

    GENEVA – Driven by fresh fighting, horrendous acts of violence and facing drought and famine, thousands of people are fleeing South Sudan, making it the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis. Total displacement from South Sudan into the surrounding region has now reached 1.6 million people, an a... Read more

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    South Sudan fighting sees more refugees fleeing into Uganda than in the first 6 months of 2016

    UNHCR, 26 Jul 2016

    Fighting in South Sudan that broke out on 8 July between rival factions loyal to Salva Kiir and Riek Machar has to date forced 37,491 people to flee the country to Uganda. To put this in context: In the past three weeks there have been more refugee arrivals in Uganda than in the entire first six mon... Read more

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    UNHCR warns South Sudanese refugees need urgent aid

    Press TV, 26 Jul 2016

    An estimated 26000 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into Uganda following political tensions and armed conflict in their country. The United Nations refugee officials say more people are arriving in Uganda on a daily basis while the country has difficulty providing them with ample food and shelt... Read more

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    UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is seeing a surge in refugee arrivals from South Sudan in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Over the past few days thousands of desperate people have been crossing the border to escape fighting and violence against civilians.
    12 Feb 2019
    Two new school buildings, one in Biringi and one in Aba (Meri), were handed over to the local authorities. At Kaka site, the primary school newly renovated and equipped by UNHCR was operational.
    28 Feb 2018
    An increasing number of arrivals came to be registered in Biringi site near Aru (Ituri Province), thanks to sensitization campaign led by Congolese authorities and UNHCR.
    31 Jan 2018
    A first batch of newly constructed emergency shelters (192) were handed over to South Sudanese refugees in the new site of Kaka (Haut – Uele Province).
    31 Dec 2017
    A primary school and health post were inaugurated at the Biringi refugee site and handed over to local authorities to benefit both refugee and host community.
    31 Oct 2017
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