The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) faces one of the world’s longest and most complex humanitarian crises, driven by decades of conflict and insecurity. The DRC has the largest population of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Africa—nearly 6.9 million people as of October 2023—and the highest number of food-insecure people worldwide. Approximately 26.4 million people—more than 25 percent of the population-in the DRC faced acute food insecurity in 2023 as persistent conflict continues to disrupt crop cultivation, displace civilians, increase staple food prices, and weaken local markets, according to the UN. Recurrent outbreaks of cholera, Ebola virus disease, and measles, among other diseases, further exacerbate humanitarian needs among conflict-affected populations. Additionally, the DRC has one of the highest rates of gender-based violence (GBV) worldwide, with women and girls particularly at risk of commercial sexual exploitation, rape, and trafficking perpetrated by armed groups and other actors
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