Attachments
Note: The last fact sheet was dated July 12, 2010.
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
- High levels of insecurity attributed to attacks by the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) and Mai Mai combatants, as well as fighting between the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) and Allied Democratic Forces-National Army for the Liberation of Uganda (ADF/NALU), continue to result in population displacement in North Kivu Province, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). As of August 31, approximately 890,000 of the more than 1.9 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) resided in North Kivu Province. Violence and population displacement also extend into South Kivu Province.
- Attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and other armed groups continue to result in displacement and disruptions to normal livelihood activities in affected areas of Orientale Province. Violence in northern North Kivu Province continues to prompt displacement to Ituri District, Orientale Province, while attacks by the LRA that commenced in the Central African Republic (CAR) in January 2010 have caused affected populations to seek refuge in Bas-Uélé District, Orientale Province. As of August 24, the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that 1,500 refugees from CAR resided in and around Baye town, Bondo Territory, Bas-Uélé District.
- USAID/OFDA intends to mitigate the impact of conflict on populations in eastern DRC through the distribution of emergency relief commodities, provision of basic health care services, and support for livelihood activities to address household food insecurity. USAID/OFDA emphasizes humanitarian protection as a critical aspect of emergency services, including through direct support for child-family reunification initiatives, as well as medical and psychosocial programs for victims of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). In FY 2010, USAID/OFDA provided more than $26 million of the approximately $827 million required for humanitarian assistance activities in the DRC in 2010, as calculated by the U.N. Humanitarian Action Plan. In FY 2010, USAID/OFDA programs benefited up to 4.4 million people, including IDPs, host communities, and other affected populations.