Promoting the human rights of refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), armed conflict has transformed the lives of thousands of men, women and children. UN Volunteers are working every day to try to give refugees and internally displaced persons their lives back, together with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), among other UN partners.
The 1951 UN Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol establish the rights of refugees and their responsibilities to host countries, as well as the legal obligations of States to provide protection. The theme of this year's World Refugee Day is the right to seek asylum.