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OCHA Field activities, Democratic Republic of Congo

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, conflicts, disease outbreaks, chronic underdevelopment and natural disasters combine to make one of the most complex humanitarian situations in the world. Following the most recent Integrated Phase Classification analysis, 19.6 million people are acutely food insecure in the country, making it the largest food crisis in the world. Disease outbreaks and epidemics such as COVID-19, cholera, measles, and the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) exacerbate the situation. Last year, as a result of the combined efforts of the Congolese government and humanitarian actors, two Ebola outbreaks were defeated, including the deadliest the country has known that killed more than 2,200 people. Humanitarian organizations in the DRC operate in an exceptionally complex and challenging environment. Despite these challenges, between January and September 2020, humanitarian partners delivered life-saving assistance and protection to close to 5.2 million people. Persisting underfunding remains the largest constraint to an efficient, effective, and timely humanitarian response in the DRC.