According to UNHCR, the southern African region has nearly 9.5 million persons of concern, this includes 6.6 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and close to 1.1 million refugees and asylum seekers. (UNHCR 2020, p.1)
South Africa (2.9 million), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (952,871) and Angola (656,434) were estimated to be
the three countries hosting the highest number of international migrants in the sub-region at mid-year 2020. (UN DESA, 2020) Tanzania is one of the six largest refugee camps in the world. (UNHCR, 2021) Refugees in the DRC are often not able to return home due to violence and often live-in overcrowded displacement areas
COVID-19: Rights of Refugees and Migrants SADC Region Emigration
