WhoHelpsHere

Nyiragongo

CD6102·Nord-Kivu·Democratic Republic of the Congo

At a glance

  • Organisations listed39
  • Share that are national or local53.8%
  • People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)170,695
  • Displaced people recorded26,460
  • Violence events (12 mo)24

Trend: Falling: 5 political violence events in the last six months, against 19 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 — minimal85,347
Phase 2 — stressed170,694
Phase 3 — crisis128,021
Phase 4 — emergency42,674
Phase 5 — catastrophe0
Phase 3 or worse170,695
Population analysed426,735

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

26,460

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: 24·Reported fatalities: 18

2025-10: 825-102025-11: 02025-12: 42026-01: 32026-02: 02026-03: 42026-04: 02026-05: 02026-06: 42026-07: 02026-08: 12026-09: 026-0980
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 8 1
2025-11 0 0
2025-12 4 4
2026-01 3 4
2026-02 0 0
2026-03 4 0
2026-04 0 0
2026-05 0 0
2026-06 4 8
2026-07 0 0
2026-08 1 1
2026-09 0 0
Σ 24 18

Violence against civilians

Events: 13·Reported fatalities: 14

2025-10: 225-102025-11: 02025-12: 42026-01: 32026-02: 02026-03: 02026-04: 02026-05: 02026-06: 32026-07: 02026-08: 12026-09: 026-0940
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 2 0
2025-11 0 0
2025-12 4 4
2026-01 3 4
2026-02 0 0
2026-03 0 0
2026-04 0 0
2026-05 0 0
2026-06 3 5
2026-07 0 0
2026-08 1 1
2026-09 0 0
Σ 13 14

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

39 organisations listed, 21 of them national or local (53.8%).

Education 10 organisations, 8 national or local
  • ACER CONGO National / local
  • CC National / local
  • FSH National / local
  • GCD National / local
  • GRACE National / local
  • HATD National / local
  • HOLD DRC National / local
  • SHAD National / local
  • Street Child International
  • War Child Holland (WC-H) International
Food security 3 organisations, 0 national or local
  • Catholic Relief Services (CRS) International
  • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) United Nations
  • World Food Programme (WFP) United Nations
Health 5 organisations, 1 national or local
  • AOF National / local
  • MEDAIR International
  • Médecins du Monde France (MDM-F) International
  • Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) International
  • The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) International
Nutrition 9 organisations, 3 national or local
  • AFEDEM National / local
  • CBCA National / local
  • SAD National / local
  • COOPI International
  • Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. (JUH) International
  • MEDAIR International
  • Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) International
  • The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) International
  • World Vision International (WVI) International
Protection 17 organisations, 9 national or local
  • CCT National / local
  • CENEAS National / local
  • EPDFE National / local
  • FDA National / local
  • OCCDB National / local
  • PAMI National / local
  • UWEMA National / local
  • WAA National / local
  • WT National / local
  • Association des Volontaires pour le Service International (AVSI) International
  • DCA International
  • JRS International
  • Médecins du Monde France (MDM-F) International
  • Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) International
  • United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) United Nations
  • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) United Nations
  • World Vision International (WVI) International
Water, sanitation and hygiene 1 organisations, 0 national or local
  • 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