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=Democratic Republic of Congo- Miles Henderson = media type="youtube" key="ZXmxTJnKDM8" height="344" width="425" Name of country: Democratic Republic of Congo Population size (2008) – 66,515,000 Per capita GDP: $300 Main exports: diamonds, copper, crude oil, coffee, cobalt Main imports: mining and other machinery, transport equipment, fuels Resources: diamonds, copper and oil Main ethnic groups and religions: **Ethnic Groups**:Bantu, Mongo, Luba, Kongo Unemployment rate: N/A Infant mortality rate: 83.11 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy: 54 years Literacy rate: 67% Human Development Index (HDI): 168 of 177 countries.
 * Religions**:Roman Catholic, Protestant, Kimbanguist

The Democratic Republic of Congo is a very poor country. The DRC needs help to provide homes and a place where the children and adults can live and thrive in a community together. The UNHCR is an organization to help do just that. The Republic of Congo is very dangerous and is not safe to live on the streets in most communities. Due to rebels. Although the UNHCR provides great relief to Afgan and Iraq refugees.There is not enough help and money and places to live are in great demand. Children as young as four live on the street and have to eat out of another persons trash to provide food for themselves.  How long has the organization been in existence? December 14,1950. Who founded it? The United Nations. Where is it headquartered?Geneva, Switzerland. What is its purpose?To co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Does it just provide assistance to Africa, or is it active around the world?Active around the world. Which problem(s) is it addressing in Africa? Safeguarding the rights and well-being of refugees Does it provide assistance to just one or several countries in Africa? Several How does the organization raise money for its efforts? Online donations and fundraisers What is your organization's budget? 1.9 billion dollars How much of the money it collects for Africa is used for overhead (expenses)? N/A Have the reviews of your organization's efforts been favorable or critical, i.e., what kind of a "report card" has it been getting? The UNHCR is has very good reviews, the overall organization's efforts have been favorable. How would you rate your organization's efforts? Has it done "a good job?" The UNHCR has done an excellent job helping refugees in various African countries. Do you think donating money to your organization is worthwhile? Yes, I think donating money to the UNHCR is worth my while. 


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 * 1 || [[image:cg-map.gif width="165" height="175"]] || http://www.state.gov/cms_images/congo_rep_map.jpg ||= This is The Democratic Republic of Congo's Map.The DRC is a country located in central Africa. ||
 * 2 || [[image:flag.jpg width="200" height="129"]] || http://listverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/750px-flag-of-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo.svg.png ||= This is the flag of the D.R of Congo. ||
 * 3 || [[image:unhcr.JPG width="154" height="171"]] || http://www.the-ecentre.net/news/bulletin/images/civmil.JPG ||= This picture represents the the logo of the UNHCR which is an organization founded by the UN to provide camps for refuges around the world. ||
 * 4 || [[image:refugees.jpg width="250" height="182"]] || http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/3028686522_064fae2d96.jpg ||= This picture shows how crowded the camps can get and how the UNHCR needs money to make more camps. ||
 * 5 || [[image:Kids.jpg width="219" height="207"]] || http://theirc.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/antonioguterresunhcr.jpg ||= This is a picture of a man taking young children from the DRC of Congo to a refugee camp where they will live until a place is found where they can reside. ||
 * 6 || [[image:man.jpg width="220" height="144"]] || http://pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=260&size=550x550_mb&ptp_photo_id=4157640 ||= In this picture there is a man holding a sheet of paper with his photo from the UNHCR that gives him access to the refugee camp in Thailand. ||

The UNHCR is a very helpful organization that relocates refugees to a safe place where they can live until whatever conflict that forced them out of their cities or towns is resolved. Many refugees must flee their towns without knowing where their families will live and what will happen to their homes the UNHCR tries to help people overcome these sorts of things by providing shelter and food. The UNHCR is a noble organization greatly respected world wide.

The UNHCR is in great need of refugee camps and money should be donated to help funds like so. Most people see that organizations like the UNHCR are in need and they feel bad and they go on with their lives after that not even lifting a figer to help the cause. My family realizes that we are way more fourtanute than people in third world countries and that something needs to be done which is why every year we plan to make a donation to help a small village.

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