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Overview
At the end of May 2023, Southern Africa hosts around 8.3 million people that UNHCR has the mandate and responsibility to protect and assist. This includes 778,200 refugees, 198,500 asylum-seekers, 29,600 others of concern, 1 6.9 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) induced by conflicts, as well as returned refugees of more than 600 and 359,700 returned IDPs. In addition, 1.2 million IDPs are induced by climate change and disaster.The decrease by 4 per cent from the previous month is mainly caused by the updated IDP figure in Mozambique. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) hosts 83 per cent of the population in the region.
Refugees, Asylum-Seekers and Others of Concern
There are 1 million refugees, asylum-seekers and others of concern hosted in the region. From the above mentioned figure, 75 per cent originate from countries outside Southern Africa region. 2 The top five countries of origin are: Central African Republic (242,000), Rwanda (237,900), Democratic Republic of the Congo (216,300), Burundi (84,300) and South Sudan (56,900).
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
In the Southern Africa region, 86 per cent of the internally displacements is caused by conflicts. Around 359,700 individuals returned from internal displacement in DRC and Mozambique. IDPs induced by conflicts are reported in DRC, Congo and Mozambique, and IDPs induced by disaster are reported in DRC, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.