Democratic Republic of Congo

The main policy instruments on migration

Non-exhaustive list of key policy documents on migration:

• 1973: Ratification of the 1969 AU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa.
• 1965/1975: Ratification of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
• 2002: Law n°021/2002 of 16 October 2002 on the status of refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo
• 2004: Law No. 04/024 of 12 November 2004 on Congolese nationality.
• 2005: Ratification of the Trafficking in Persons Protocol and the 2000 Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants.
• 2009: Law No. 09/001 of 10 January 2009 on the protection of children (penalizes child trafficking).

The main ministries in charge of migration affairs: 

• Ministry of the Interior: management of emigration/immigration (General Directorate of Migration - DGM); the National Commission for Refugees is under the supervision of the Ministry.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: in charge of relations with the Congolese diaspora (Direction chargée des Congolais de l'Etranger - DCE).
• Ministry of Labour and Social Security: Management of labour migration.

Sources:

• OIM (2009): Migration en République démocratique du Congo. Profil national 2009. http://publications.iom.int/system/files/pdf/drc_profile_2009.pdf
• République Démocratique du Congo (2003): Journal Officiel de la République Démocratique du Congo, 44ème année, numéro 21, 1er novembre 2003.http://www.journalofficiel.cd/adm/uploads_jo/8e46e8d9c312b9613ea65b13fe7e9c0f.pdf#nameddest=2
• République Démocratique du Congo (2014): Rapport national - Examen périodique universel. Janvier 2014. https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G14/107/16/PDF/G1410716.pdf?OpenElement
• United Nations DESA-Population Division and UNICEF (2014): Migration Profiles - Common Set of Indicators. https://esa.un.org/MigGMGProfiles/Indicators/indicators.HTM

Last updated: November 2018