Nyiragongo
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)
| Phase | People |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 — minimal | 85,347 |
| Phase 2 — stressed | 170,694 |
| Phase 3 — crisis | 128,021 |
| Phase 4 — emergency | 42,674 |
| Phase 5 — catastrophe | 0 |
| Phase 3 or worse | 170,695 |
| Population analysed | 426,735 |
Internal displacement
26,460
Displaced people recorded
Is it getting worse
Political violence
Events: 24·Reported fatalities: 18
| Month | Events | Reported 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
| Month | Events | Reported 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