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HIGHLIGHTS
- Despite the 23 April agreement between the parties to the conflict to implement an immediate ceasefire, sporadic clashes continue to be reported between armed groups in North and South Kivu. Widespread reports of violations against civilian populations have also been received, including kidnappings, extortion, rape, destruction of property and forced recruitment.
- The revised Regional Refugee Response Plan for the DRC Situation has been released, with 107 partners operating across seven neighbouring countries appealing for a combined US$781.3 M to support close to 1.2 M refugees and asylum seekers from the DRC.
- According to the latest Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, over 28 million people in DRC are acutely food insecure, the highest figure ever recorded in the country. North Kivu and Tanganyika provinces in eastern DRC have recorded the highest share of acutely food-insecure people at 45 per cent of their respective populations.
- UNHCR and partners continue key protection activities, including protection monitoring, awareness-raising, referral and case management
- Some 139,000 people have fled from the Eastern DRC to neighbouring countries since the beginning of the year. There has been a reduction in the number of arrivals recorded in Uganda, reportedly due to increased border crossing restrictions.