WhoHelpsHere

Beni

CD6109·Nord-Kivu·Democratic Republic of the Congo

At a glance

  • Organisations listed15
  • Share that are national or local20.0%
  • People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)94,155
  • Displaced people recorded38,323
  • Violence events (12 mo)147

Trend: Rising: 89 political violence events in the last six months, against 58 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 — minimal150,649
Phase 2 — stressed131,818
Phase 3 — crisis56,493
Phase 4 — emergency37,662
Phase 5 — catastrophe0
Phase 3 or worse94,155
Population analysed376,623

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

38,323

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: 147·Reported fatalities: 262

2025-10: 1625-102025-11: 62025-12: 72026-01: 92026-02: 152026-03: 52026-04: 42026-05: 272026-06: 312026-07: 182026-08: 82026-09: 126-09310
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 16 11
2025-11 6 1
2025-12 7 5
2026-01 9 9
2026-02 15 35
2026-03 5 5
2026-04 4 12
2026-05 27 72
2026-06 31 66
2026-07 18 45
2026-08 8 1
2026-09 1 0
Σ 147 262

Violence against civilians

Events: 109·Reported fatalities: 228

2025-10: 1225-102025-11: 52025-12: 52026-01: 52026-02: 112026-03: 32026-04: 42026-05: 232026-06: 232026-07: 142026-08: 32026-09: 126-09230
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 12 8
2025-11 5 1
2025-12 5 3
2026-01 5 9
2026-02 11 29
2026-03 3 1
2026-04 4 12
2026-05 23 72
2026-06 23 54
2026-07 14 38
2026-08 3 1
2026-09 1 0
Σ 109 228

Demonstrations

Events: 24·Reported fatalities: 0

2025-10: 325-102025-11: 22025-12: 12026-01: 12026-02: 22026-03: 32026-04: 12026-05: 52026-06: 32026-07: 12026-08: 22026-09: 026-0950
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 3 0
2025-11 2 0
2025-12 1 0
2026-01 1 0
2026-02 2 0
2026-03 3 0
2026-04 1 0
2026-05 5 0
2026-06 3 0
2026-07 1 0
2026-08 2 0
2026-09 0 0
Σ 24 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

15 organisations listed, 3 of them national or local (20.0%).

Camp coordination and management 1 organisations, 0 national or local
  • UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) United Nations
Cash assistance 1 organisations, 0 national or local
  • International Rescue Committee (IRC) International
Education 5 organisations, 3 national or local
  • ACOPE National / local
  • MESAS National / local
  • RFEGL National / local
  • Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) International
  • World Vision International (WVI) International
Food security 5 organisations, 0 national or local
  • CICR Red Cross / Red Crescent
  • CONCERN International
  • Danish Refugee Council (DRC) International
  • WHH-AAA International
  • World Food Programme (WFP) United Nations
Health 3 organisations, 0 national or local
  • International Rescue Committee (IRC) International
  • Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) International
  • The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) International
Nutrition 1 organisations, 0 national or local
  • Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) International
Protection 5 organisations, 1 national or local
  • ACOPE National / local
  • International Rescue Committee (IRC) International
  • Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) International
  • The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) International
  • United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) United Nations

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