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• access to education 15 (Zambia);
• freedom of movement 16 (Malawi,
Tanzania, Zambia); and
• access to citizenship 17 (Burundi,
Malawi).
Restrictions have been applied either
legally, as a consequence of host countries
having made reservations to the
Conventions, or practically but without
legal basis. Even in cases where DRC
refugees enjoy basic rights, their integration
prospects are often limited. In
Burundi and Uganda, for example, DRC
refugees have the legal right to work but
rates of employment are extremely low,
limiting their access to livelihoods. Many
therefore choose to remain in camps,
increasing their dependence on aid.
Congolese refugees in Rwanda/UNHCR/F.Noy/2012
Due to the size and the protracted
nature of the Congolese refugee
situation and the ongoing violence in
eastern DRC, a common sub-regional
approach to enhance durable solutions
for Congolese refugees was
introduced in early 2012. This strategy
includes significantly increased resettlement
of Congolese refugees living
in a protracted situation in the Great
Lakes and South Africa region. Some
160,000 refugees have been identified
for resettlement. 18 Of these, at least
50,000 Congolese refugees will be
submitted for resettlement from 2012
to 2017, making the Congolese one of
the largest resettlement operations for
the coming period. For 2014, UNHCR’s
Projected Global Resettlement Needs
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15 Reservations made to Article 22.1 of the 1951
Refugee Convention.
16 Reservations made to Article 26 of the 1951 Refugee
Convention.
17 Reservations made to Article 34 of the 1951 Refugee
Convention.
18 Refugees identified for resettlement have been
profiled according to two main criteria: arrival
in country of asylum from 1 January 1994 to 31
December 2005; province of origin/last residence
must be North Kivu, South Kivu, Katanga or Province
Orientale
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