WhoHelpsHere

Goma

CD6101·Nord-Kivu·Democratic Republic of the Congo

At a glance

  • Organisations listed47
  • Share that are national or local72.3%
  • People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)170,695
  • Displaced people recorded54,634
  • Violence events (12 mo)38

Trend: Falling: 15 political violence events in the last six months, against 23 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 (2026-02-28 → 2026-02-28); 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 — minimal384,062
Phase 2 — stressed298,715
Phase 3 — crisis128,021
Phase 4 — emergency42,674
Phase 5 — catastrophe0
Phase 3 or worse170,695
Population analysed853,470

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

54,634

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: 2026-02-28 → 2026-02-28. 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: 38·Reported fatalities: 56

2025-10: 025-102025-11: 52025-12: 22026-01: 62026-02: 32026-03: 72026-04: 42026-05: 22026-06: 42026-07: 22026-08: 22026-09: 126-0970
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 0 0
2025-11 5 4
2025-12 2 3
2026-01 6 3
2026-02 3 11
2026-03 7 19
2026-04 4 1
2026-05 2 0
2026-06 4 14
2026-07 2 0
2026-08 2 0
2026-09 1 1
Σ 38 56

Violence against civilians

Events: 34·Reported fatalities: 40

2025-10: 025-102025-11: 52025-12: 22026-01: 62026-02: 32026-03: 32026-04: 42026-05: 22026-06: 42026-07: 22026-08: 22026-09: 126-0960
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 0 0
2025-11 5 4
2025-12 2 3
2026-01 6 3
2026-02 3 11
2026-03 3 3
2026-04 4 1
2026-05 2 0
2026-06 4 14
2026-07 2 0
2026-08 2 0
2026-09 1 1
Σ 34 40

Demonstrations

Events: 4·Reported fatalities: 0

2025-10: 025-102025-11: 02025-12: 12026-01: 02026-02: 02026-03: 22026-04: 02026-05: 02026-06: 02026-07: 12026-08: 02026-09: 026-0920
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 0 0
2025-11 0 0
2025-12 1 0
2026-01 0 0
2026-02 0 0
2026-03 2 0
2026-04 0 0
2026-05 0 0
2026-06 0 0
2026-07 1 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

47 organisations listed, 34 of them national or local (72.3%).

Cash assistance 3 organisations, 1 national or local
  • BOAD National / local
  • International Rescue Committee (IRC) International
  • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations
Education 17 organisations, 15 national or local
  • ACOPE National / local
  • ASDERU National / local
  • ASMDE-RELIEF National / local
  • CIYUID National / local
  • FSH National / local
  • GCD National / local
  • HATD National / local
  • JL National / local
  • MIC National / local
  • NHB National / local
  • OJCAD National / local
  • PAWA ASBL National / local
  • RFEGL National / local
  • SPN National / local
  • UNITEC National / local
  • COOPI International
  • War Child Holland (WC-H) International
Food security 2 organisations, 0 national or local
  • TEARFUND International
  • World Food Programme (WFP) United Nations
Health 6 organisations, 3 national or local
  • AOF National / local
  • DMP-RDC National / local
  • UGEAFI National / local
  • Doctors Without Borders France (MSF-F) International
  • Médecins du Monde France (MDM-F) International
  • The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) International
Nutrition 7 organisations, 2 national or local
  • AFEDEM National / local
  • SAD National / local
  • COOPI International
  • Doctors Without Borders France (MSF-F) International
  • Heal Africa International
  • Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. (JUH) International
  • The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) International
Protection 17 organisations, 14 national or local
  • ACOPE National / local
  • ASDIPV asbl National / local
  • ASUCO National / local
  • CADH National / local
  • CC National / local
  • CENEAS National / local
  • CERAO National / local
  • FDA National / local
  • HA National / local
  • OJCAD National / local
  • PAMI National / local
  • SUMA ASBL National / local
  • UA RDC National / local
  • UWEMA National / local
  • SAD International International
  • The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) International
  • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) United Nations
Water, sanitation and hygiene 1 organisations, 1 national or local
  • YGL National / local

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