WhoHelpsHere

Irumu

CD5402·Ituri·Democratic Republic of the Congo

At a glance

  • Organisations listed28
  • Share that are national or local39.3%
  • People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)217,615
  • Displaced people recorded256,086
  • Violence events (12 mo)62

Trend: Falling: 24 political violence events in the last six months, against 38 in the six months before.

Source: Coordination & Context: Operational Presence for Democratic Republic of the Congo (2026-02-01 → 2026-02-28); Food Security, Nutrition & Poverty: Food Security for Democratic Republic of the Congo (2025-09-01 → 2025-12-31); Affected People: Internally-Displaced Persons for Democratic Republic of the Congo (2026-07-31 → 2026-07-31); Coordination & Context: Conflict Events for Democratic Republic of the Congo (2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30). Every figure here is repeated in the section below that it comes from, with its full source line.

How bad is it

Food security (IPC / Cadre Harmonisé)

PhasePeople
Phase 1 — minimal155,439
Phase 2 — stressed248,702
Phase 3 — crisis186,527
Phase 4 — emergency31,088
Phase 5 — catastrophe0
Phase 3 or worse217,615
Population analysed621,755

Source: Food Security, Nutrition & Poverty: Food Security for Democratic Republic of the Congo — IPC / Cadre Harmonisé, via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2025-09-01 → 2025-12-31. Last modified: 2026-08-25. Open the dataset on HDX

Internal displacement

256,086

Displaced people recorded

Source: Affected People: Internally-Displaced Persons for Democratic Republic of the Congo — IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix and national partners, via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2026-07-31 → 2026-07-31. Last modified: 2026-09-18. Open the dataset on HDX

Is it getting worse

The three event categories below overlap: an event counted as civilian targeting is usually also counted as political violence. They must never be added together. Each is shown separately.

Political violence

Events: 62·Reported fatalities: 138

2025-10: 1125-102025-11: 32025-12: 52026-01: 112026-02: 62026-03: 22026-04: 42026-05: 82026-06: 12026-07: 42026-08: 72026-09: 026-09110
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 11 13
2025-11 3 1
2025-12 5 5
2026-01 11 67
2026-02 6 6
2026-03 2 1
2026-04 4 8
2026-05 8 31
2026-06 1 0
2026-07 4 3
2026-08 7 3
2026-09 0 0
Σ 62 138

Violence against civilians

Events: 41·Reported fatalities: 112

2025-10: 325-102025-11: 32025-12: 22026-01: 92026-02: 32026-03: 22026-04: 42026-05: 72026-06: 12026-07: 12026-08: 62026-09: 026-0990
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 3 6
2025-11 3 1
2025-12 2 3
2026-01 9 65
2026-02 3 2
2026-03 2 1
2026-04 4 8
2026-05 7 25
2026-06 1 0
2026-07 1 0
2026-08 6 1
2026-09 0 0
Σ 41 112

Demonstrations

Events: 4·Reported fatalities: 0

2025-10: 125-102025-11: 02025-12: 02026-01: 02026-02: 02026-03: 02026-04: 02026-05: 02026-06: 02026-07: 32026-08: 02026-09: 026-0930
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 1 0
2025-11 0 0
2025-12 0 0
2026-01 0 0
2026-02 0 0
2026-03 0 0
2026-04 0 0
2026-05 0 0
2026-06 0 0
2026-07 3 0
2026-08 0 0
2026-09 0 0
Σ 4 0

Source: Coordination & Context: Conflict Events for Democratic Republic of the Congo — ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project), via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30. Last modified: 2026-09-19. Open the dataset on HDX

Who is helping here

28 organisations listed, 11 of them national or local (39.3%).

Camp coordination and management 2 organisations, 0 national or local
  • OIM United Nations
  • UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) United Nations
Education 9 organisations, 6 national or local
  • AFRICO National / local
  • AHUSADEC National / local
  • AJEDEC National / local
  • FEDYPROS National / local
  • GRACE National / local
  • SEV National / local
  • ActionAid International (AAI) International
  • Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) International
  • Save the Children International (SCI) International
Food security 6 organisations, 0 national or local
  • Caritas International
  • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) United Nations
  • Samaritan's Purse (SP) International
  • Solidarities International (SI) International
  • WHH-AAA International
  • World Food Programme (WFP) United Nations
Health 1 organisations, 0 national or local
  • The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) International
Nutrition 7 organisations, 2 national or local
  • GRAINES National / local
  • SDC National / local
  • CARE International (CARE) International
  • COOPI International
  • Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) International
  • Save the Children International (SCI) International
  • The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) International
Protection 9 organisations, 4 national or local
  • AJEDEC National / local
  • OEDFE National / local
  • RAD National / local
  • REFEEMIPAD National / local
  • CARE International (CARE) International
  • IEDA Relief International
  • Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) International
  • The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) International
  • United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) United Nations

Source: Coordination & Context: Operational Presence for Democratic Republic of the Congo — OCHA and national humanitarian coordination structures (3W), via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2026-02-01 → 2026-02-28. Last modified: 2026-09-18. Open the dataset on HDX