Escalating conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exacerbated the food crisis, leaving an estimated 27.7 million Congolese (24 percent of the analysed population) facing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) between January and June 2025. This [...]

Armed violence and conflict continue to affect the livelihoods of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This, combined with soaring food prices and the prolonged effects of various epidemics have left approximately 25.6 million in high levels of acute food insecurity, classified as IPC [...]

Between July 2024 and June 2025, nearly 4.5 million children aged 6 to 59 months are facing or expected to face acute malnutrition, including approximately 1.4 million cases of severe acute malnutrition and 3.1 million cases of moderate acute malnutrition. It is also estimated that 3.7 million pregn [...]

The latest Chronic Food Insecurity analysis revealed that the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains critical, with about 40 percent of the population facing IPC Level 3 or above chronic food insecurity. This includes 15.7 million people facing Severe (IPC Level 4) and 25.1 mi [...]

Over 1.1 million children aged 6 to 59 months and approximately 605,000 pregnant or breastfeeding women (PBW) are facing/expected to face elevated levels of acute malnutrition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between July 2023 and June 2024. This includes approximately 254,000 children who ar [...]

Between July and December 2023, approximately 25.4 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, classified in IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse). This includes around 3 percent of people (around 3.5 million people) classified in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) and 20 percent (ar [...]

Approximately 25.8 million people are projected to experience high levels of acute food insecurity classified in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or above between January and June 2023. According to an updated projection analysis conducted in April 2023, this is an increase on the already high magnitude of 24.5 [...]

Overview of Acute Food Insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Approximately 26.4 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are experiencing high levels of Acute Food Insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above). The causes are widespread poverty, conflict and displacement as w [...]

Overview of Acute Malnutrition The numbers of children under five and pregnant and lactating women who will suffer from acute malnutrition in 2023 are currently being validated by the nutrition sector partners. During the current period that coincides with the peak of acute malnutrition from July - [...]

Acute Food Insecurity (AFI) Around 27 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) between September and December 2021, of which around 6.1 million people are experiencing critical levels of acute food insecuri [...]