Why disinformation threatens humanitarian operations in restive DRC
Story | 22 October 2024
Emergency
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 5.4 million
- people are food insecure and need life-saving food assistance in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu
- 4.5 million
- children under 5 are in need of nutrition treatment
- US$404 million
- WFP's net funding requirement from September 2024 to February 2025
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing one of the world's largest hunger crises. According to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, an estimated 25.6 million people are experiencing crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity, including 5.4 million in the three eastern provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu.
The number of internally displaced people has reached 6.4 million, with a significant concentration in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces. In these three provinces, 5.4 million people have been forced to abandon their homes. Since the start of 2024, an additional 1.4 million people have been displaced by escalating violence in eastern DRC.
Since the beginning of 2024, WFP has assisted 3.6 million people with food, cash, malnutrition support and resilience interventions across the country. In the context of escalating conflict, fluctuating food security, and severe funding shortages, WFP is revising its planning to meet increasing needs.
We require an additional US$404 million to sustain operations until February 2025.
What the World Food Programme is doing to respond to the DRC emergency
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Eastern DRC Crisis
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A total 6.5 million people in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu are experiencing crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity. In the context of escalating conflict, fluctuating food security and severe funding shortages, WFP is revising its planning to meet increasing needs.
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Emergency response
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WFP reached 5.3 million people with life-saving support, including food, cash and nutrition assistance in 2023. There was a particular emphasis on reaching women, who comprised 57 percent of recipients.
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