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Situation Update
• The security situation in the East remained highly volatile in April, despite the progress on political developments, the March 23 Movement (M23) maintained its stronghold in the locations under its authority in both North and South Kivu. Meanwhile, the State of Siege persists in parts of North Kivu and Ituri, although other non-state armed groups step up attacks against the Congolese armed forces and its allies.
• The 2025 Humanitarian Response Plan has been revised due to the drastic reduction in humanitarian funding. The current resourcing situation is severely limiting humanitarian response at a time when needs are greatest. As of end April 2025, only approximately USD 227 million had been received (9% of the requirement), about half of what was mobilised by the same time in 2024. As a result, the target has been revised from 11 million to 6.7 million people for 2025.
• The Protection Cluster has reported a significant increase in protection incidents across Eastern DRC, highlighting five major risks affecting civilians. These risks include attacks against civilians, unlawful killings, and damage to civilian property. UNICEF has condemned the use of rape and other forms of gender-based violence as weapons of war and deliberate tactics of terror in the DRC. Among the nearly 10,000 reported cases of rape and sexual violence in the first two months of 2025, 35-45 percent involved children.