Overview
A complex emergency has persisted in DRC for more than 20 years. Population displacement is frequent and repeated, and mostly driven by armed clashes and intercommunal violence between foreign, self-defence, and other armed groups. More than 5 million people are internally displaced. The situation in the eastern provinces remains particularly volatile; humanitarian needs are projected to be higher in 2021 than at the beginning of 2020, as displaced and local populations are faced with violence, food insecurity, floods, disease outbreaks, and the secondary effects of COVID-19 restrictions. Over 941,000 refugees from DRC live in African host countries. DRC also hosts about 527,000 refugees, mainly from Rwanda, Central African Republic, Congo, and Angola.? Since mid-December 2020, 92,000 refugees fleeing violence related to the 27 December elections in CAR have arrived in Bas-Uele, Nord-Ubangi, and Sud-Ubangi provinces. Most of the arrivals are located in villages close to the river border, where access is a challenge and where host communities were already struggling to meet their own needs. ?
Over 7,900 protection incidents were reported across DRC in 2020, a 21% increase from 2019 attributable to the deteriorating security situation in conflict-affected areas. 93% of recorded violations occurred in Nord-Kivu, Ituri, and Sud-Kivu. Reported extrajudicial killings by armed groups increased dramatically, from 1,029 in 2019 to 2,487 in 2020. ?
19.6 million people – 29% of the analysed population – are projected to need food assistance for the January–June 2021 period. This is an increase from the 13.56 million (28% of the analysed population) in the same period last year. It is, however, a decrease from the July–December 2020 period (21.8 million, or 33% of the analysed population), mainly because predictions for the January–June 2021 period include the easing of COVID-19 restrictions and favourable weather conditions. Insecurity, displacement, and poor transport infrastructure will continue to hamper the population’s access to food.?
Latest Developments
11/06/2021: On 7 June, an attack by a non-state armed group on Boga city General Referral Hospital (Ituri province) killed 12 people. The hospital was completely destroyed. It was the only healthcare facility in the area, serving more than 80,000 people. ?
09/06/2021: Attacks by an armed group in Ituri province on 31 May resulted in the death of 57 people and displacement. Nearly 6,000 people living in IDP sites around Boga town fled to Busio, Malibongo and Tchabi centre villages. Most of them found refuge in host families or churches. Others have fled to North Kivu province and Kainama locality, in areas inaccessible to humanitarian organisations due to insecurity, and towards the border with Uganda. ?
08/06/2021: On 7 June, the Prime Minister announced a gradual return of people displaced by the Nyiragongo volcano eruption. Some IDPs whose homes were destroyed by the lava flow are being welcomed by host families. Those affected by the eruption face shelter, WASH, health, and education needs due to destruction of basic social services in Goma. ?
04/06/2021: Nearly 416,000 people have been displaced since 22 May eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano, situated 10km north of Goma (North Kivu province). People had started to return home but on 27 May Goma authorities ordered the evacuation of ten neighbourhoods because of the risk of a new eruption. The evacuation order is still in effect although a slight drop in seismicity was observed on 1 June. Around 52,000 people of the 416,000 displaced have crossed the border into Rwanda. The rest are displaced in sites in and around Sake and Rutshuru towns (North Kivu) and Minova town (South Kivu). As a result of the eruption, at least 32 deaths have been reported. The lava destroyed around 500 houses, roads, and three health structures in the northern suburbs of Goma. Six schools were destroyed in Nyiragongo territory, affecting 1,679 students. Destruction of water pipes has left around 500,000 people without clean water in Goma; restoration of the water and electricity networks is ongoing. Transportation and food distribution has improved since the Goma – Rutshuru road has been cleared of the debris. ?
ACAPS' team is daily monitoring the impact of COVID-19. Find more information related to the outbreak here.Key Figures
INFORM Global Crisis Severity Index
Crisis Severity: 4.5
Impact: 4.5
Humanitarian Conditions: 4.5
Complexity: 4.4
Access Constraints: 4
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| Fire prevention in IDP sites - IEC material | Template | In-camp | |
| Fire prevention in IDP sites - IEC material | Template | In-camp |
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| CR Cluster Nutrition ITURI RDC Juin 2021-FR | 24 Jun 2021 |
| Réunion mensuelle du cluster nutrition | 24 Jun 2021 |
| Section HRP 2021 - Utilisation des transferts monétaires à… | 22 Jun 2021 |
| CR Cluster Nutrition Nord Kivu RDC Juin 2021-FR | 22 Jun 2021 |
| CR Cluster Nutrition Nord Kivu RDC Mai 2021-FR | 22 Jun 2021 |
26 Common Operating Datasets or CCCM-tagged datsets are on the Humanitarian Data Exchange:
- Democratic Republic of the Congo - Internally displaced persons - IDPs - IDMC - [2008-01-01T00:00:00 TO 2020-12-31T23:59:59]
- RDC - Statistiques des populations par zones de santé - DRC IM Working Group - [2019-09-10T00:00:00 TO *]
- DRC Displacement - [IDPs, Returnees] - Baseline Assessment [IOM DTM] - International Organization for Migration - [2020-05-31T00:00:00 TO 2020-05-31T23:59:59]
- DRC Displacement Data - Ituri Province - Baseline Assessment [IOM DTM] - International Organization for Migration - [2020-01-15T00:00:00 TO 2020-10-28T23:59:59]
- DRC Displacement Data - South Kivu Province - Baseline Assessment [IOM DTM] - International Organization for Migration - [2020-09-19T00:00:00 TO 2020-10-22T23:59:59]
- DRC Displacement Data - North Kivu Province - Baseline Assessment [IOM DTM] - International Organization for Migration - [2020-01-07T00:00:00 TO 2020-02-23T23:59:59]
- Zones de santé (RDC) / Health zones (DRC) - OpenStreetMap RDC - [2020-07-09T00:00:00 TO 2020-07-09T23:59:59]
- DRC Displacement - [IDPs] - Site Assessment [OCHA] - OCHA DR Congo - [2020-01-29T00:00:00 TO 2020-01-29T23:59:59]
- DRC Displacement Data - Tanganyika Province - Baseline Assessment [IOM DTM] - International Organization for Migration - [2019-09-16T00:00:00 TO 2019-10-12T23:59:59]
- Democratic Republic of the Congo - major cities - World Gazetteer - [2018-09-06T00:00:00 TO 2018-09-06T23:59:59]
