Democratic Republic of the Congo
OngoingOverview
Key Content
ACAPS: ACAPS Briefing Note - DRC Displacement from Angola, 18 October 2018
OCHA: Ressortissants congolais retournés de l’Angola : Rapport de situation No.1 (en date du 16 octobre 2018)
OCHA: RD Congo - Sud-Kivu & Maniema : Note d’informations humanitaires du 16.10.2018
Appeals & Response Plans
OCHA: RD Congo - Région du Nord-Kivu et de l'Ituri : Plan de Réponse d'Urgence (Avril - Sept 2018)
OCHA: DR Congo: 2017-2019 Humanitarian Response Plan - 2018 Update
OCHA: République Démocratique du Congo : Plan de Réponse Humanitaire 2017-2019 - Mise à jour pour 2018
OCHA: RD Congo - Région du Kasaï, Kwilu et Lualaba : Plan de Réponse d'Urgence (Décembre 2017)
OCHA: RD Congo - Tanganyika, Haut-Katanga et Haut-Lomami : Plan de Réponse d'Urgence (Décembre 2017)
OCHA: RD Congo - Sud-Kivu et Maniema : Plan de Réponse d'Urgence (Décembre 2017)
UNHCR: The Democratic Republic of the Congo Regional Refugee Response Plan January-December 2018
UNHCR: Congolese Situation - Responding to the needs of displaced Congolese and refugees - Supplementary Appeal, January - December 2018
UNHCR: Congolese Situation - Responding to the needs of displaced Congolese and refugees Annex - The Democratic Republic of Congo - Supplementary Appeal, January - December 2018
UNICEF: Humanitarian Action for Children 2018 - Democratic Republic of the Congo
FAO: The Democratic Republic of the Congo Response Plan 2017–2018: Kasaï and Tanganyika Provinces
UNHCR: South Sudan Situation - Responding to the needs of displaced South Sudanese and refugees, Supplementary Appeal January - December 2018
Useful Links
Disasters
- DR Congo: Ebola Outbreak - Aug 2018
- DR Congo: Ebola Outbreak - May 2018
- DR Congo: Polio Outbreak - Feb 2018
- DR Congo: Floods - Jan 2018
- DR Congo: Landslide - Aug 2017
- DR Congo: Ebola Outbreak - May 2017
- West Africa: Armyworm Infestation - Mar 2017
- DR Congo: Floods - Nov 2016
- Angola/DR Congo: Yellow Fever Outbreak - Jan 2016
- DR Congo: Floods - Nov 2015
Most read reports
- Violence spiralling to alarming levels in Eastern Congo
- Les retours massifs de Congolais depuis l’Angola pourraient générer une crise humanitaire
- Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region (S/2018/886)
- IOM Appeals for USD1 Million to Respond to 200,000 Congolese Returnees from Angola
- 80 per cent of school children returned to school in Ebola-affected areas
Child Casualties
In 2014, there were 1,038 child casualties in 33 states and one other area from landmines, victim-activated improvised explosive devices (IEDs), cluster munition remnants, and other explosive remnants of war (ERW)—henceforth mines/ERW. Of this total, 319 children were killed and 716 were injured.
Marking Universal Children's Day, 20 November, the Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor Victim Assistance Team releases a fact sheet on ‘The Impact of Mines/ERW on Children’.
The factsheet, The Impact of Mines/ERW on Children, produced annually since 2009, provides an update on casualty data and assistance to child survivors in 2013.
Child casualties
International News
Convention on Cluster Munitions promoted at UN disarmament discussions
A special event on the Convention on Cluster Munitions took place on 19 October 2010 in New York during the UN First Committee on Disarmament and International Security. The event was co-hosted by Lao PDR and Japan and chaired by Mr Jarmo Sareva from UN ODA. A special opening message was given by Ms. Asha Rose Migiro, UN Deputy Secretary-General. Remarks were given by Mr. Akio Suda, Permanent Representative of Japan to CD; Ms.
