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Statement
13 May 2024
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban concludes visit to Eastern DR Congo, emphasizes humanitarian situation now at a tipping point, the urgent need for peace and a central role of the new government
GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 13 May 2024 – UNICEF Deputy Executive Director for Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations, Ted Chaiban, concluded a five-day visit to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where he met with authorities and witnessed firsthand the devastating impact of escalating conflict on vulnerable populations…
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Situation report
10 May 2024
DRC Humanitarian Situation Report No. 8 (L3 Emergency Scale Up), January to March 2024
Situation reports are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF’s humanitarian response. They provide an update on the situation and needs of children in a country or region, as well as information on UNICEF’s response and funding requirements.
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Statement
03 May 2024
UNHCR and UNICEF condemn the bombardment of displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 3 May 2024 – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) strongly condemn the bombing today of three sites for internally displaced persons (IDP) in the Lac Vert, Lushagala, and Mugunga neighbourhoods of Goma, North Kivu, in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo.…
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Press release
22 March 2024
Explosion injures four children in Minova, UNICEF fears massive rise in displacement in eastern DR Congo will expose children to increased violence
GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 22 March 2024 – A major upsurge in violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has seen at least 400,000 people displaced in North Kivu since the beginning of the year risks exposing children to further violence unless their protection can be reinforced. In the latest incident on…
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Situation report
15 March 2024
DRC Humanitarian Situation Report No. 2, 31 December 2023
Situation reports are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF’s humanitarian response. They provide an update on the situation and needs of children in a country or region, as well as information on UNICEF’s response and funding requirements.
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Situation report
08 February 2024
DRC Humanitarian Situation Report No. 1 (Country wide flooding), 31 January 2024
Situation reports are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF’s humanitarian response. They provide an update on the situation and needs of children in a country or region, as well as information on UNICEF’s response and funding requirements.
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Press release
07 February 2024
UNICEF strengthens response to DRC's worst floods in 60 years and growing cholera outbreak
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 7 February 2024 – UNICEF and partners are responding to devastating flooding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with the Congo River rising to levels not seen in more than 60 years. Eighteen out of DRC’s 26 provinces are affected following exceptionally heavy rainfall over the past couple of…
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Situation report
30 January 2024
DRC Humanitarian Situation Report (L3 Emergency Scale Up), 31 December 2023
Situation reports are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF’s humanitarian response. They provide an update on the situation and needs of children in a country or region, as well as information on UNICEF’s response and funding requirements.
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Appeal
12 December 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo Appeal
Humanitarian Action is at the core of UNICEF’s mandate to realize the rights of every child. This edition of Humanitarian Action for Children – UNICEF’s annual humanitarian fundraising appeal – describes the ongoing crises affecting children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; the strategies that we are using to respond to these situations…, Appeal highlights, The Democratic Republic of the Congo is home to the highest number of United Nations-verified grave violations globally, and one of the highest numbers of internally displaced people. An escalation of armed conflict in the country is severely impacting 14.9 million children, who are harmed by recurrent disease outbreaks, endemic sexual violence…, Key planned targets, Health icon 2 million children vaccinated against measles Nutrition icon 933,574 children with severe wasting admitted for treatment Child protection icon 1.2 million children/caregivers accessing community-based mental health and psychosocial support Wash icon 2.4 million people accessing a sufficient quantity and quality of water, Funding requirements for 2024, Country needs and strategy, Humanitarian needs Humanitarian needs, The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the world’s most complex crises, and one of its most forgotten. The upsurge in armed conflict and intercommunal clashes in the country has resulted in huge levels of displacement and further aggravated chronic poverty, systemic weaknesses and people's vulnerability. A total of 6.04 million people are…, UNICEF's strategy UNICEF’s strategy, While committed to prioritization, UNICEF will ensure that no child is left behind for all life-saving activities. In 2024, UNICEF will maintain its pivotal role as a front-line responder, prepared to deliver rapid, comprehensive, life-saving assistance and address the immediate and critical needs of vulnerable children, to ensure their…, Programme targets, Find out more about UNICEF's work, December 2023, 2024 www.unicef.org/appeals/drc HumanitarianAction for Children Democratic Republic of the CongoHIGHLIGHTS1 The Democratic Republic of the Congo is home to the highest number of United Nations-verified grave violations globally, and one of the highest numbers of internally displaced people. An escalation of armed conflict in the country is…
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Situation report
01 December 2023
DRC Humanitarian Situation Report No. 6 (L3 Emergency Scale Up), November 2023
Situation reports are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF’s humanitarian response. They provide an update on the situation and needs of children in a country or region, as well as information on UNICEF’s response and funding requirements.
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Situation report
30 November 2023
ECARO Humanitarian Situation Report No. 49 (Refugee and Migrant Response), 30 September 2023
Situation reports are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF’s humanitarian response. They provide an update on the situation and needs of children in a country or region, as well as information on UNICEF’s response and funding requirements.
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Remarks
24 November 2023
UNHCR and UNICEF express grave concern over the humanitarian toll on civilians in eastern DR Congo
GENEVA, 24 November 2024 – "UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UNICEF, the UN Children's Fund, are greatly alarmed by the escalating crisis unfolding once again in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Violent clashes between non-state armed groups and government forces have forcibly displaced more than 450,000 people in the last six…
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