Map of IDP's In The DRC
Analysis
This map shows how many IDP's, or Internally Displaced Persons, there are in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Internally Displaced Persons are refugees who are moved from their home to another place in the country due to war in this case. This map shows where the people moved from in the country as opposed to where they moved to after they were forced out. As you can see, the eastern part of the country is where the major amount of people have moved from. This area has suffered through wars between neighboring nations, and serious economic problems within the country. War is not the only reason as to why people are being displaced, poor health care, no food or water, and no necessary needs have been provided by the government. Therefore people have migrated to other areas in the country where necessities are more available. There has been widespread internal displacement, but the western provinces such as Kasai Occidental and Kasai Oriental have not seen as much displacement. North Kivu has the highest amount of displaced people with 686,097 people who have been forced out of their homes to another region in the country. The capital city Kinsasha has a low rate with just over 1,000 people, while Das-Kongo and Bandundu do not have rates that show up on the map at all. The reason why the eastern part of the country has seen so many IDP's is because that was where most of the war had taken place, due to countries from the eastern border attacking these regions. The regions with the least amount of IDP's are most likely the ones who are receiving the most, due to more stability and safety in the area. There has also been a large amount of emigrants as refugees that have left the country due to the war and economic conditions. If the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo for a lasting time these people would be able to return to their homes and try to start their life over with the very little they have. Since 2006, when this map was created, the war has ended and it seems to be as peace is on the way, but it holds ever so slightly, and the tipping point back to violence could occur any day.