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15,540 206 f C o n g o Garamba National Park Shabunda* Mitwaba** Katanga Orientale Haut-Uélé Bas-Uélé Equateur Sud- Kivu Nord- Kivu Bangui Kinshasa Brazzaville REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN CONGO CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR) ANGOLA ZAMBIA UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA UGANDA Tshopo Maniema Bas-Congo Bandundu Kasai Occidental 283,579 Kasai Oriental BURUNDI Ituri 50,044 RWANDA 131,435 refugees b in Congo (au 29 Fev. 2012) 3,643 12,721 24,825 4,973 25,105 133,571 Disclaimer: The boundaries and names sh own and the designations used on all maps do not imply official endorsement or ac ceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: 30 March 2012 Revised : 01 june 2012 Data sourc es: UNCS , RGC, USGS, Natural Ear th, a OCHA a nd C ommission of Population M ovement, b UNHCR, c OCHA/Humanitarian P artners and UNDSS, d UNDP, e WHO, f WFP, g UNICEF, h UNDATA References: Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org www.rdc-humanitaire .net www.reliefweb.int OCHA DRC is funded by : B elguim, ECHO,Spain, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norw a y ,Netherland, United Kingdom, Sweden and United States of America Number of returnees Number of IDPs Security incidents against humanitarian workers in 2011 and 2012 100km LRA-related attacks in 2011 and 2012 Area with refugees from Equateur Province 000 Armed Groups (Forces Democratiques du Rwanda (FDLR) and other insurgents Areas with LRA presence Areas with restricted humanitarian access Funding: only 34% of the 2012 HAP funds at mid-year Border with expulsions Food insecurity Under 5 mortality g Maternal mortality (IDH: 187/187) 2 017 898 IDPs a (as of 31 March 2012) Returnees a 684 448 (as of 31 March 2012) Violence against humanitarian workers c ( 67 cases in 2012) Expelled (from Angola) a 16 750 (as of 31 March 2012) Refugees in RDC 147 812 (as of 31 March 2012) DRC Refugees (in Africa) d 426 809 (as of 31 March 2012) Cholera e 15 351 in 2012 (as of 27 March 2012) Displaced ( due to LRA) 347 360 (as of 31 March 2012) LRA attacks ( 52 in 2012) 281 (since 2010) 244 (since Jan. 2011) 600 / 100 000 4,5 millions acute food crisis Children affected yearly Acute Malnutrition g 975 000 2 145 000 severe cases f Measles e 17 220 in 2012 (as of 27 March 2012) 199 / 1000 77 00 000 Population h (est. 2011) 2011 Persistent insecurity and population movements Humanitarian access Epidemics: persistence of cholera and measles Road network 184 050 Km (as of Oct. 2011) Area with Enyele communities Since April, the Province of North Kivu has been hit by a wave of violence that has forced over 100,000 to flee their homes to stay alive. While humanitarian actors are mobilizing resources, the limited access to vulnerable people and a financial shortfall are hampering large-scale aid from being deployed. Six months after its launch, the 2012 DRC Humanitarian Action Plan had received only 34% of the needed $ 718 million. Democratic Republic of the Congo: A multi-faceted humanitarian crisis (as of 01 june 2012) ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Bas-Congo Bandundu Equateur Orientale Ituri Nord Kivu Sud Kivu Kasai Oriental Kasai Occidental Maniema Katanga 598 706 2 146 1 550 2 706 2 247 47 2 873 299 2 459 3 153 2 575 639 1 837 1 071 Kinshasa 293 653 886 4 933 900 Choléra Measles Facts & figures The rapid deterioration of the security situation over the past two months in eastern DRC, particularly in North Kivu, has made communities that were already living in difficult conditions even more vulnerable. While over 2 million people are internally displaced throughout the countr y, the current clashes between the national army and various armed groups have led to thousands of additional new displacements. The current crisis in North Kivu has also forced nearly 21,000 people to seek refuge in Rwanda and Uganda, and pushed nearly 33,000 others into South Kivu, which faces its own security and humanitarian challenges. South Kivu remains the province most affected by internal displacement, with over 865,000 IDPs. 90% of all IDPs in the Kivus are displaced for security reasons. The DRC is home to nearly 147,812 refugees, mainly Angolans, while 426,809 Congolese refugees are living in neighbouring countries. The repatriation of 80,000 refugees from the DRC living in neighbouring Congo was launched with a test convoy on 5 May. Nearly 25,000 illegal immigrants from the DRC have been expelled from Angola since January 2012. Many of them accuse the Angolan authorities of human rights violations, which however do not seem to deter thousands of Congolese to travel to Angola pulled by its attractive mining sector. Over 100,000 Congolese were expelled from Angola in 2011. The deteriorating security situation in the Kivus has further narrowed the already limited access to vulnerable populations. Insecurity and the small size of the road network are the main causes of limited humanitarian access. Since the beginning of the year, 67 security incidents against humanitarian workers have been reported in the Kivus. Humanitarians are often forced to suspend their operations in the Kivus for security reasons. Last April, four staf f of an NGO running a road rehabilitation project in South Kivu were killed, an event that occurs nearly eight months after the killing of five other humanitarian workers in the same province. Katanga Province is also affected by the activities of armed groups and clashes with the Congolese armed forces. Within the “Manono – Mitwaba – Pweto Triangle” and in Kalemie Territory, around 75,000 IDPs have been registered who fled fighting between Mai Mai groups and the Congolese armed forces and exactions committed by all parties to the conflict. Due to increased insecurity in Katanga centre, the number of IDPs is up from 55,400 in January to an estimated 130,000 in May 2012. The minimal presence of humanitarian organizations in the affected areas makes it very hard to deliver emergency assistance. Five months after its launch, the 2012 DRC Humanitarian Action Plan (HAP 2012) has only received $240.5 million out of the requested $718.5 million, representing 34% of the required sum. The nutrition sector, like many others, highlights the funding constraints: funds raised through the Common Fund and other donors have only allowed to provide health care to 58,000 severely malnourished children out of a target population of 154,000, representing a mere 9.5% of the total number of malnourished children. With the deepening crisis in the Kivus, the persistence of the cholera epidemic, the ongoing repatriation of refugees from Congo - Brazzaville and 4.5 million people in livelihoods crisis; the recent under-funding trends threaten to push thousands of already vulnerable families into adopting unsustainable solutions. The resurgence of epidemics has stretched the coping capacities of many families who were already struggling to meet their most basic needs to the limit. The response strategies – often facing funding gaps – have helped to control epidemics. With over 15,000 cases as of 28 May 2012 – more than 70% of the total reported cases in 2011–, cholera remains a major public health concern in the DRC. The extremely limited access to drinking water and poor hygiene and sanitation infrastructures make it difficult to fight the water-borne disease. Measles outbreaks are affecting all 11 provinces with over 17,000 reported cases so far in 2012 against more than 130,000 cases in 2011. While 193 polio cases were recorded in 2010 and 2011, no cases have been reported so far in 2012. A number of polio vaccination campaigns are planned. HIV-AIDS is described as an "ignored emergency " in the DRC;The country has the lowest antiretroviral coverage in the region and only 1% of pregnant women benefits from the prevention of HIV-AIDS transmission from mother to child.
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Con
g o
GarambaNational Park
Shabunda*
Mitwaba**Katanga
Orientale
Haut-Uélé
Bas-Uélé
Equateur
Sud-Kivu
Nord-Kivu
Bangui
Kinshasa
Brazzaville
REPUBLIC OFSOUTH SUDAN
CONGO
CENTRAL AFRICANREPUBLIC (CAR)
ANGOLA
ZAMBIA
UNITED REPUBLICOF TANZANIA
UGANDA
Tshopo
ManiemaBas-Congo
BandunduKasai
Occidental
283,579
KasaiOriental
BURUNDI
Ituri50,044
RWANDA
131,435 refugeesb in Congo(au 29 Fev. 2012)
3,643
12,721
24,825
4,973
25,105
133,571
Disclaimer:The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on all maps do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
Creation date: 30 March 2012
Revised : 01 june 2012
Data sources: UNCS, RGC, USGS, Natural Earth, a
OCHA and Commission of Population
Movement, b
UNHCR, c
OCHA/Humanitarian
Partners and UNDSS, d
UNDP, e
WHO, fWFP,
gUNICEF,
hUNDATA
References:Feedback: [email protected]
www.unocha.org
www.rdc-humanitaire.net
www.reliefweb.int
OCHA DRC is funded by : Belguim, ECHO,Spain,
Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway,Netherland, United
Kingdom, Sweden and United States of America
Number of returneesNumber of IDPs
Security incidents against humanitarian workers in 2011 and 2012
100km
LRA-related attacks in 2011 and 2012Area with refugees from Equateur Province
000
Armed Groups (Forces Democratiques du Rwanda (FDLR) and other insurgents
Areas with LRA presence
Areas with restricted humanitarian access
Funding: only 34% of the 2012 HAP funds at mid-year
Border with expulsions
Food insecurity
Under 5 mortality g Maternal mortality
(IDH: 187/187)
2 017 898IDPsa
(as of 31 March 2012)
Returneesa
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Violence againsthumanitarian workersc
(67 cases in 2012)
Expelled (from Angola)a
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Refugees in RDC 147 812
(as of 31 March 2012)
DRC Refugees (in Africa)d
426 809(as of 31 March 2012)
Cholerae
15 351 in 2012(as of 27 March 2012)
Displaced (due to LRA) 347 360
(as of 31 March 2012)
LRA attacks
(52 in 2012) 281 (since 2010)
244 (since Jan. 2011)
600 / 100 000
4,5 millions acute food crisisChildren affected yearly
Acute Malnutritiong
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severe cases
fMeaslese
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199 / 1000
77 00 000Populationh
(est. 2011)
2011
Persistent insecurity and population movements
Humanitarian access
Epidemics: persistence of cholera and measles
Road network184 050 Km
(as of Oct. 2011)
Area with Enyele communities
Since April, the Province of North Kivu has been hit by a wave of violence that has forced over 100,000 to flee their
homes to stay alive. While humanitarian actors are mobilizing resources, the limited access to vulnerable
people and a financial shortfall are hampering large-scale aid from being deployed. Six months after its
launch, the 2012 DRC Humanitarian Action Plan had received only 34% of the needed $ 718 million.
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The rapid deterioration of the security situation over the past two months in eastern DRC, particularly in North Kivu, has made communities that were already living in difficult conditions even more vulnerable. While over 2 million people are internally displaced throughout the country, the current clashes between the national army and various armed groups have led to thousands of additional new displacements. The current crisis in North Kivu has also forced nearly 21,000 people to seek refuge in Rwanda and Uganda, and pushed nearly 33,000 others into South Kivu, which faces its own security and humanitarian challenges. South Kivu remains the province most affected by internal displacement, with over 865,000 IDPs. 90% of all IDPs in the Kivus are displaced for security reasons.
The DRC is home to nearly 147,812 refugees, mainly Angolans, while 426,809 Congolese refugees are living in neighbouring countries. The repatriation of 80,000 refugees from the DRC living in neighbouring Congo was launched with a test convoy on 5 May.
Nearly 25,000 illegal immigrants from the DRC have been expelled from Angola since January 2012. Many of them accuse the Angolan authorities of human rights violations, which however do not seem to deter thousands of Congolese to travel to Angola pulled by its attractive mining sector. Over 100,000 Congolese were expelled from Angola in 2011.
The deteriorating security situation in the Kivus has further narrowed the already limited access to vulnerable populations. Insecurity and the small size of the road network are the main causes of limited humanitarian access. Since the beginning of the year, 67 security incidents against humanitarian workers have been reported in the Kivus. Humanitarians are often forced to suspend their operations in the Kivus for security reasons. Last April, four staff of an NGO running a road rehabilitation project in South Kivu were killed, an event that occurs nearly eight months after the killing of five other humanitarian workers in the same province.
Katanga Province is also affected by the activities of armed groups and clashes with the Congolese armed forces. Within the “Manono – Mitwaba – Pweto Triangle” and in Kalemie Territory, around 75,000 IDPs have been registered who fled fighting between Mai Mai groups and the Congolese armed forces and exactions committed by all parties to the conflict. Due to increased insecurity in Katanga centre, the number of IDPs is up from 55,400 in January to an estimated 130,000 in May 2012. The minimal presence of humanitarian organizations in the affected areas makes it very hard to deliver emergency assistance.
Five months after its launch, the 2012 DRC Humanitarian Action Plan (HAP 2012) has only received $240.5 million out of the requested $718.5 million,
representing 34% of the required sum. The nutrition sector, like many others, highlights the funding constraints: funds raised through the Common Fund and other
donors have only allowed to provide health care to 58,000 severely malnourished children out of a target population of 154,000, representing a mere 9.5%
of the total number of malnourished children.
With the deepening crisis in the Kivus, the persistence of the cholera epidemic, the ongoing repatriation of refugees from Congo - Brazzaville and 4.5 million people
in livelihoods crisis; the recent under-funding trends threaten to push thousands of already vulnerable families into adopting unsustainable solutions.
The resurgence of epidemics has stretched the coping capacities of many families who were already struggling to
meet their most basic needs to the limit. The response strategies – often facing funding gaps – have helped to control
epidemics. With over 15,000 cases as of 28 May 2012 – more than 70% of the total reported cases in 2011–,
cholera remains a major public health concern in the DRC. The extremely limited access to drinking water and poor hygiene and sanitation infrastructures make it
difficult to fight the water-borne disease. Measles outbreaks are affecting all 11 provinces with over 17,000 reported cases so far in
2012 against more than 130,000 cases in 2011.
While 193 polio cases were recorded in 2010 and 2011, no cases have been reported so far in 2012. A number of polio vaccination campaigns are planned.
HIV-AIDS is described as an "ignored emergency" in the DRC;The country has the lowest antiretroviral
coverage in the region and only 1% of pregnant women benefits from the prevention of HIV-AIDS transmission
from mother to child.
