WhoHelpsHere

Lubero

CD6105·Nord-Kivu·Democratic Republic of the Congo

At a glance

  • Organisations listed24
  • Share that are national or local54.2%
  • People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)645,397
  • Displaced people recorded162,991
  • Violence events (12 mo)119

Trend: Falling: 21 political violence events in the last six months, against 98 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 — minimal358,554
Phase 2 — stressed430,265
Phase 3 — crisis430,265
Phase 4 — emergency215,132
Phase 5 — catastrophe0
Phase 3 or worse645,397
Population analysed1,434,216

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

162,991

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: 119·Reported fatalities: 440

2025-10: 2225-102025-11: 382025-12: 42026-01: 172026-02: 52026-03: 122026-04: 42026-05: 92026-06: 02026-07: 52026-08: 22026-09: 126-09380
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 22 61
2025-11 38 269
2025-12 4 4
2026-01 17 49
2026-02 5 27
2026-03 12 9
2026-04 4 1
2026-05 9 11
2026-06 0 0
2026-07 5 8
2026-08 2 1
2026-09 1 0
Σ 119 440

Violence against civilians

Events: 86·Reported fatalities: 399

2025-10: 1625-102025-11: 312025-12: 22026-01: 122026-02: 52026-03: 32026-04: 32026-05: 82026-06: 02026-07: 42026-08: 12026-09: 126-09310
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 16 56
2025-11 31 266
2025-12 2 2
2026-01 12 32
2026-02 5 27
2026-03 3 1
2026-04 3 1
2026-05 8 7
2026-06 0 0
2026-07 4 7
2026-08 1 0
2026-09 1 0
Σ 86 399

Demonstrations

Events: 8·Reported fatalities: 0

2025-10: 125-102025-11: 12025-12: 12026-01: 42026-02: 02026-03: 02026-04: 02026-05: 12026-06: 02026-07: 02026-08: 02026-09: 026-0940
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 1 0
2025-11 1 0
2025-12 1 0
2026-01 4 0
2026-02 0 0
2026-03 0 0
2026-04 0 0
2026-05 1 0
2026-06 0 0
2026-07 0 0
2026-08 0 0
2026-09 0 0
Σ 8 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

24 organisations listed, 13 of them national or local (54.2%).

Camp coordination and management 1 organisations, 0 national or local
  • UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) United Nations
Cash assistance 1 organisations, 1 national or local
  • RACOJ National / local
Education 2 organisations, 1 national or local
  • ODDO-VBG National / local
  • ActionAid International (AAI) International
Food security 8 organisations, 4 national or local
  • CEDERU National / local
  • RACOJ National / local
  • UiA National / local
  • VIFEDE National / local
  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Red Cross / Red Crescent
  • OXFAM GB International
  • Solidarities International (SI) International
  • World Food Programme (WFP) United Nations
Health 4 organisations, 1 national or local
  • CBCA National / local
  • MEDAIR International
  • Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) International
  • The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) International
Nutrition 5 organisations, 1 national or local
  • AFEDEM National / local
  • COOPI International
  • MEDAIR International
  • Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) International
  • The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) International
Protection 7 organisations, 6 national or local
  • ACOPE National / local
  • AHDI National / local
  • CAAP-T National / local
  • HA National / local
  • SADHUC National / local
  • SIJFMCO National / local
  • Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) International
Water, sanitation and hygiene 1 organisations, 1 national or local
  • VIFEDE 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