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Democratic Republic of the Congo UNHCR Mid-Month Update (1 – 15 September 2018)

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This document provides a mid-month update on major evolutions occurring between the publication of UNHCR’s monthly operational reports. This is not an operational report. Refugees

■ On 4 September, UNHCR assisted two South Sudanese refugees in traveling to Khartoum, Sudan, to express their views on peace between warring factions, after they reached a deal in South Sudan. This initiative seeks to ensure refugees’ participation in the next steps of the peace process.

■ As of 15 September, 28,237 Rwandan refugees were registered in North and South Kivu Provinces; 63% for the first time, while 37% renewed their registration. 74 were repatriated, bringing the total for 2018 to 2,493 repatriations. These figures are pending verification on the Rwandan side.

■ 1,008 Burundian refugees (318 households) were relocated from transit centres to Mulongwe site between 1 and 13 September. Upon arrival, they received non-food item (NFI) kits and were temporarily hosted in common dormitories.

■ As of 14 September, 16,590 individual identity cards had been distributed to Central African refugees over 12 years of age in Bili, Boyabu and Inke camps. UNHCR and CNR launched the same operation in Mole camp on 13 September.

■ UNHCR helped 634 young Central African refugees, aged 0 to 5, obtain birth certificates. None of them had been registered within 90 days after birth, compromising their recognition as CAR citizens. In total in 2018, UNHCR distributed 2,504 birth certificates, both within and after the 90-day deadline.

■ UNHCR distributed second-hand clothes to 4,971 South Sudanese refugees and host community members at Biringi site, Ituri Province. The clothes were donated by the Japanese clothing company UNIQLO.

■ A 5,000-liter water tank and 6 new taps were installed at Mulongwe site to ensure access to drinking water for newly-relocated Burundian refugees. The ratio of 148 people per water tap is now well within the humanitarian standard of 200.