UN Security Council
2023

participation in all efforts for the maintenance of and promotion of peace and security in the DRC, Expressing great concern over the humanitarian situation that has left an estimated 26.4 million Congolese in need of humanitarian assistance, and the growing number of internally displaced persons in the DRC, with 6.9 million estimated to have been displaced to date, and the 1,058,000 refugees in the DRC, as well as the more than 1 million refugees from the DRC in Africa as a result of ongoing hostilities, encouraging member States to commit to a more equitable sharing of the burden and responsibility for hosting and supporting refugees in the DRC in line with the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework, further calling upon the DRC and all States in the region to work towards a peaceful environment conducive to the realisation of durable solutions for refugees and internally displaced persons, including their voluntary, safe and dignified return and reintegration in the DRC, with the support of the United Nations Country Team (UNC T) and humanitarian actors,