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Total Population of Concern JSON 
10,923,781
Last updated 31 Dec 2023
Source - UNHCR, Government, IOM 
Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Others of Concern JSON 
1,018,746
Last updated 31 Dec 2023
Source - UNHCR, Government 
Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Others of Concern JSON 
Age & Gender
Source - UNHCR, Government
Refugees & Asylum Seekers JSON 
Arrival Trends
Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Others of Concern JSON 
Breakdown by Country
Location name Source Data date Population
Angola UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2023   5.5% 55,664
Botswana UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2023   0.1% 942
Comoros UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2023   0.0% 12
Democratic Republic of the Congo UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2023   51.3% 522,260
Eswatini UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2023   0.3% 2,968
Lesotho UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2023   0.1% 687
Madagascar UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2023   0.1% 925
Malawi UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2023   5.2% 52,764
Mauritius UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2023   0.0% 25
Mozambique UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2023   3.4% 34,858
Namibia UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2023   0.7% 7,260
Republic of the Congo UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2023   7.7% 78,034
South Africa UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2023   14.2% 144,512
Zambia UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2023   9.3% 94,327
Zimbabwe UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2023   2.3% 23,508

IDPs in Southern African region JSON 
7,891,516
Last updated 30 Nov 2023
Source - IOM, UNHCR, Government 
IDP JSON 
Breakdown by Country
Location name Source Data date Population
Democratic Republic of the Congo IOM, UNHCR, Government 31 Oct 2023   79.8% 6,298,436
Malawi IOM 30 Nov 2023   8.4% 659,278
Mozambique IOM 30 Nov 2023   11.3% 892,267
Zimbabwe IOM 30 Nov 2023   0.5% 41,535

Returnees JSON 
1,783
Last updated 30 Nov 2023
Source - UNHCR, Government 
IDP Returnees JSON 
2,011,736
Last updated 30 Nov 2023
Source - IOM 
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    UNHCR, 19 Dec 2023

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    A long road in worn-out shoes: The refugee football team scoring success in Zambia – Aljazeera/ UNHCR, 14 Dec.

    UNHCR, 14 Dec 2023

    Meheba refugee settlement in Zambia is not only the size of Singapore but it is the home of Meheba Academy Football Club. It has not only set its sights on making a name for itself, nationally & internationally but it is also an example of the importance of refugee inclusion in the communities hosti... Read more

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    UNHCR and NGOs further advocate for forcibly displaced people’s rights and inclusion in State policies in Southern Africa

    UNHCR, 06 Jul 2023

    The third UNHCR-NGO Regional consultations in Southern Africa took place on 5 and 6 July, and deliberated, among other key issues, on how to better foster the inclusion of forcibly displaced people in national systems and services in the countries hosting them. Read more

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    No escape for civilians trapped in eastern DR Congo’s cycle of violence
    South Sudanese refugees make tippy taps to promote hygiene in DRC camps
    One year on, people displaced by Cyclone Idai struggle to rebuild
    Making dolls provides hope for Congolese refugee
    Hope and anxiety as Congolese refugees return home from Angola
    Refugees start blog to share information on coronavirus

    • Deputy Director for UNHCR Southern Africa Bureau, Angele Dikongue-Atangana, visiting relocation IDPs site in Nanjua, Ancuabe and meeting with internally displaced and host communities.
      © UNHCR/Deiliany de Souza December 2020

    • Mozambique Families displaced by extremist violence in Cabo Delgado
      © UNHCR/Deiliany de Souza August 2020

    • UNHCR in partnership with the Catholic University of Mozambique has started a pilot project in Josina Machel neighborhood, Pemba city, to provide legal counselling and legal assistance to IDPs and host communities on issues related to birth registration an
      © UNHCR/Deiliany Souza

    • Protection Focal points conduction awareness sessions within their own community. These frontliner workers, identify by their communities, are helping UNHCR team to deliver protection and assistance to displaced people and host communities
      © UNHCR/Juliana Ghazi

    • Violence in northern Mozambique is leading to the displacement of thousands of families in the Province of Cabo Delgado
      ©UNHCR/Eduardo Burmeister, December 2020

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    UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is greatly alarmed as violent clashes between non-state armed groups and government forces drive hundreds of thousands to flee their homes in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In February alone, nearly 300,000 people fled across Rutshuru and Masisi territories in North Kivu Province.
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    Key Contact Information

    Please contact the following focal points

    Type of Inquiry Contact
    Donor Relations Joan Allison
    Media Helene Caux
    Data RBSA DIMA