Attachments
In Numbers
6,800 MT of food distributed
USD 6.5 million distributed in cash-based transfers
USD 478.5 million required for the next six months (June to November 2025)
800,000 people assisted in April 2025
Situation Update
• In May, significant political progress was made to address the security situation in eastern DRC. A draft peace agreement was shared by the US with the governments of Rwanda and DRC. The AU-appointed mediator led discussions to harmonize ongoing peace efforts by bodies (Nairobi, Luanda, EAC, SADC, US and Qatar).
• Following the lifting of security measures for Kalemie on 14 May, all staff with dependents previously relocated from Kalemie to Kinshasa have now returned to their duty station. However, about 60 staff are relocated due to insecurity in their duty stations.
• WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain and Regional Director for East and Southern Africa regional office Eric Perdison visited DRC in May and met with partners including community protection champions, NGO partners, donors and development partners including the UN Country team. The mission also met with communities in Ituri Province and Beni in northern North Kivu, both of which have equally serious security challenges and vulnerabilities and host people displaced by the M23’s occupation in North and South Kivu and others affected by attacks from other nonstate armed groups active in the respective territories.
Operational Updates
• General food assistance: In May WFP distributed inkind and cash assistance to 600,000 people including internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, host communities and refugees living in DRC. However, WFP’s reach remains well below WFP’s monthly reach in 2024 due to reduced resources and limited access.
• Nutrition: Treatment and prevention of acute malnutrition interventions reached 34,000 children and pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls. Another 94,000 children and pregnant and breastfeeding women benefitted from stunting prevention.
• School feeding: Some 69,000 schoolchildren in four provinces benefitted from WFP-supported school feeding programs.
• Asset creation and livelihoods building: Smallholder farmer support and asset creation activities involved around 2,800 people in three provinces with the aim to strengthen community resilience and improve market access for smallholders.