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SITUATION AT A GLANCE
113.6 MILLION Population of the DRC UN – December 2023
25.4 MILLION Population in Need of Assistance UN – February 2024
6.9 MILLION Number of IDPs in the DRC IOM – September 2024
1.1 MILLION Congolese Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Nearby Countries UNHCR – September 2024
524,520 Refugees and AsylumSeekers Sheltering in the DRC UNHCR – September 2024
• The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces a protracted displacement crisis, as IOM recorded more than 6.9 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) across the country between June and August 2024, levels on par with September 2023. Eastern DRC accounts for 80 percent of IDPs in the DRC due to armed conflict and insecurity.
• Ongoing conflict in eastern DRC—particularly in North Kivu Province—continues to drive civilian protection violations, including extremely high levels of gender-based violence (GBV), according to the GBV Area of Responsibility and the GBV Protection Cluster.
• Armed clashes in South Kivu displaced approximately 10,000 people and limited humanitarian access in September.