DRC Refugee Needs Assessment in North and South Ubangi, Sep 2021

1,328 refugee households from the Central African Republic were surveyed across four camps in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The joint UNHCR and WFP assessment, conducted from August to September 2021, aimed to understand basic needs and vulnerabilities related to livelihoods. This dataset is an anonymized version of the original survey results.

Use Cases

• Assess refugee household vulnerabilities based on the described survey of needs and livelihoods.
• Model food security and nutrition indicators for camp populations based on the assessment scope.
• Analyze protection and shelter needs for women and children in refugee settings based on described survey objectives.
• Support joint humanitarian program targeting based on the UNHCR-WFP collaboration described.

Strengths

• Data collection used stratified random sampling, covering 1,450 selected households.
• Assessment was a joint effort by UNHCR and WFP, suggesting institutional rigor.
• Geographic coverage includes four specific refugee camps across two provinces.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Primary data files are in PDF or WEB APP format, which may complicate direct analysis.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Stratified random sampling of households via survey conducted from August 17 to September 17, 2021.

Time Range

Assessment conducted August-September 2021.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-23 14:23:05.135084; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Refugee camps in North Ubangi (Bili, Inke) and South Ubangi (Boyabu, Mole), Democratic Republic of the Congo.