Democratic Republic of the Congo

Overview

Armed conflict and natural disasters continue to cause significant population movements in the east of the country as well as numerous protection incidents, particularly in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri. The DRC is home to some of the largest numbers of internally displaced people in the world and the largest on the African continent.  In 2021 alone, an estimated 1.5 million people were displaced mainly due to attacks, armed clashes or land and intercommunal conflicts. A number of these people have had to move several times due to the continuing violence.  

Humanitarian access to all populations in need remains a major problem in DRC. The operations of humanitarian actors remain limited or hampered by insecurity, lack of infrastructure and the isolation of certain areas of the country, as well as administrative obstacles. The persistence of violence affecting humanitarian actors remains a concern.   

Our work

In August 2022, we began a partnership with UNICEF and USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) in collaboration with OCHA DRC to strengthen accountability to affected populations through independent monitoring, dialogue and advocacy.

Through a combination of quantitative and qualitative data collection, community engagement, dialogue and advocacy, we are supporting the response to understand and react to the views of crisis-affected people in real time. The data will feed into global learning through events and communications aimed at global policy makers and practitioners.