Democratic Republic of the Congo – Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #1 Fiscal Year (FY) 2021
SITUATION AT A GLANCE
25.6 MILLION Estimated Population in Need of Assistance
OCHA – June 2020
21.8 MILLION Estimated Acutely Food Insecure Population
IPC – September 2020
5.2 MILLION Estimated Number of IDPs in the DRC
OCHA – August 2020
934,000 Estimated Number of Congolese Refugees Sheltering Abroad
UNHCR – October 2020
526,000 Estimated Number of Refugees Sheltering in the DRC
UNHCR – October 2020
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Deteriorating security conditions are driving displacement and exacerbating humanitarian needs in Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces.
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Flooding and armed conflict are hindering humanitarian response to heightened needs in North Kivu’s Masisi Territory.
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Elevated acute food insecurity will likely persist in parts of eastern DRC through May, despite harvests and the gradual resumption of cross-border trade.