Almost five months into 2025, the HNRP is less than 10 per cent funded, preventing critical aid delivery to millions of people across the country, including women, girls and other vulnerable groups.
The entire population is running out of food and essential supplies, with increasing risk of famine. This means every woman and girl, (more than one million), is facing catastrophic levels of hunger.
Global aid cuts have affected its newborn and reproductive health services in several countries, with the worst impacted including the DR Congo, Yemen and Nigeria, said Save the Children.
“We need governments that have the voice ... to shine the light on the DRC. The DRC has long been a forgotten crisis, and we need the international community to stand up for the people of the DRC.’’
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There were more than 3,600 reported incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care, a 15% rise compared with 2023. The attacks included the killing of more than 900 health workers.
ActionAid’s teams recorded 247 cases of sexual violence in March alone – almost eight times as many as in February. In two months, survivors reported 381 cases of sexual violence.
Aid cuts, continued displacement and below average rainfall are pushing children deeper into a humanitarian emergency. 11% more children are expected to be severely malnourished than in 2024.
Only 43 per cent of the targeted people have been reached with food assistance, leaving critical needs unmet. Funding remains limited despite the scale and urgency of the needs.
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