Aru
At a glance
- Organisations listed6
- Share that are national or local16.7%
- People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)173,176
- Displaced people recorded36,311
- Violence events (12 mo)27
Trend: Rising: 20 political violence events in the last six months, against 7 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)
| Phase | People |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 — minimal | 303,058 |
| Phase 2 — stressed | 389,646 |
| Phase 3 — crisis | 129,882 |
| Phase 4 — emergency | 43,294 |
| Phase 5 — catastrophe | 0 |
| Phase 3 or worse | 173,176 |
| Population analysed | 865,880 |
Internal displacement
36,311
Displaced people recorded
Is it getting worse
Political violence
Events: 27·Reported fatalities: 19
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026-05 | 9 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 2 | 2 |
| Σ | 27 | 19 |
Violence against civilians
Events: 22·Reported fatalities: 12
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026-05 | 8 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 1 | 0 |
| Σ | 22 | 12 |
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
6 organisations listed, 1 of them national or local (16.7%).
Food security 2 organisations, 0 national or local
- Samaritan's Purse (SP) International
- World Food Programme (WFP) United Nations
Nutrition 1 organisations, 0 national or local
- COOPI International
Protection 3 organisations, 1 national or local
- AJCC National / local
- IEDA Relief International
- Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) International
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