TOTAL POPULATION

94M

IDPS AND RETURNEES

7.5M

PEOPLE IN NEED

13.1M

PEOPLE TARGETED

10.5M

REQUIREMENTS (US$)

1.68BN

148%Exceedance rate of

humanitarian forecasts/projections in 2018

A major crisis fast deteriorating. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where one of the world’s major humanitarian emergencies is unfolding, has seen a significant escalation of conflict and violence.Vast swaths of the national territory, previously untouched by armed conflict, have experienced extreme levels of violence in 2017. More than 2.2 million people were forced to flee their homes, bringing the total number of internally displaced persons to 4.5 million by December 2017 – the highest number of any country on the African continent. An increasing number of refugees from neighboring Burundi, Central African Republic and South Sudan sought sanctuary within the DRC’s borders. This situation was compounded by deepening levels of vulnerability, adding to the burden of epidemics, malnutrition and food insecurity. The deterioration of the situation has prompted the

humanitarian community to declare three areas of the country in “Level 3 crisis”, in the Kasai Region and in the East. Projected humanitarian needs have more than doubled, from 7.3 million people in need in 2017,to 13.1 million for 2018. The developments in 2017 were also a shocking reminder of the highly dynamic, unpredictable and complex nature of the humanitarian crisis in the DRC – a clear contrast to the typical portrayal of the DRC’s humanitarian crisis as a chronic and protracted emergency. The context remains marked by high vulnerability of populations, a consequence of decades of local and regional security instability, especially in the East. Socio-political tensions around the electoral process, a significant economic slowdown and chronic underdevelopment have added to the adversity faced by the affected populations.

The Crisis in 2018

DR CONGOPhoto: UNOCHA/Ivo Brandau

Deteriorated area

Risk area

Tanganyika Lake

AtlanticOcean

Albert Lake

Mweru Lake

Kivu Lake

Edward LakeTSHOPO

KASAI

BAS-UELE

TSHUAPA

LUALABA

MANIEMA

KWILU

ITURI

SANKURU

KWANGO

MAI-NDOMBE

TANGANYIKA

EQUATEUR

HAUT-UELE

HAUT-LOMAMI

LOMAMI

SOUTH-KIVU

MONGALA

SOUTH-UBANGI

NORTH-UBANGI

KONGO CENTRAL

HAUT-KATANGA

NORTH-KIVU

KASAICENTRAL

KINSHASA

KASAIORIENTAL

ANGOLA

ZAMBIA

REPUBLIC OFSOUTH SUDAN

CAMEROON

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

GABON

REPUBLICOF

CONGO

CHAD

TANZANIA

UGANDA

RWANDA

BURUNDI

2017

- 20

19 SUMMARYUPDATE 2018

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN - SUMMARY UPDATE 2018

2M

1M500k

ScaleTshuapaTshopoTanganyikaSud-UbangiSud-KivuSankuruNord-UbangiNord-KivuMongalaManiemaMaï-NdombeLualabaLomamiKwiluKwangoKongo CentralKinshasaKasaï OrientalKasaï CentralKasaïIturiHaut-UeleHaut-LomamiHaut-KatangaEquateurBas-Uele

IDPs and returnees projected in 2016IDPs and returnees projected in 2017 1M

250k

3

6

9

12

15People TargetedPeople in Need

2018201720162015

Source : OCHA and clusters

Refugees

Education

Nutrition

NFI/Shelter

Food Security

WASH

Health

Protection

Source : OCHA and clusters

13.113.1

10.59.9

4.74.6

3.40.6

580.1

202.3

197.7

148.8

120.8

103

98.3

87

16.7

13.2

105.9

1.4

Food Security

Health

Nutrition

NFI/Shelter

Education

Protection

Logistics

WASH

*RNSR

Coordination

CashEmergency

Telecommunications

* Refugees Non-sectoral Response

IPC4IPC3

POPULATION MOVEMENTS (IDPS, RETURNEES AND REFUGEES)

7.5M(IDPs and returnees)

0.6M(Refugees)

MALNOURISHED

4.6M

PEOPLE IN FOOD INSECURITY

9.9M

Tanganyika Lake

AtlanticOcean

Albert Lake

Mweru Lake

Kivu Lake

Edward LakeTSHOPO

KASAÏ

BAS-UELE

TSHUAPA

LUALABA

MANIEMA

KWILU

ITURI

SANKURU

KWANGO

MAÏ-NDOMBE

TANGANYIKA

EQUATEUR

HAUT-UELE

HAUT-LOMAMI

LOMAMI

SOUTH-KIVU

MONGALASOUTH-UBANGI

NORTH-UBANGI

KONGO CENTRAL

HAUT-KATANGA

NORTH-KIVU

KASAÏCENTRAL

KINSHASA

KASAÏORIENTAL

ANGOLA

ZAMBIA

REPUBLIC OFSOUTH SUDAN

CAMEROON

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

GABON

REPUBLICOF

CONGO

CHAD

TANZANIA

UGANDA

RWANDA

BURUNDI

0.7

0.2

0.3 0.3

0.9

1.3

1.20.8

0.9

0.4

0.3

0.6

0.5

0.2

0.5

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.5

2.0

1.4

1.4

0.4

0.3

1.0

0.2

Budget

Source : OCHA and clustersNumbers of people targeted are estimated in accordance with the bottom-up aggregation methodology recommended by the IASC IM Working Group, in order to avoid sectoral overlap. This methodology does not allow adding up all provincial �gures to recapture the national number of people targeted.

100M

25M

XX.X : # people targeted(in million)

PEOPLE IN NEED AND TARGETED (2015-2018)

PEOPLE IN NEED AND TARGETED BY CLUSTER

REQUIREMENTS BY CLUSTER (IN MILLION)

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1

Immediate action to improve living conditions of people affected by the crisis, and in priority the most vulnerable

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2

Protection of those affected by the humanitarian crisis, and the assurance of the respect of their human rights

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3

Reduced excess mortality and excess morbidity of people affected by the crisis

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 4

Prompt, effective and adequate humanitarian assistance, in accor-dance with humani-tarian principles and standards