WhoHelpsHere

Butembo

CD6110·Nord-Kivu·Democratic Republic of the Congo

At a glance

  • Organisations listed8
  • Share that are national or local50.0%
  • People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)179,129
  • Displaced people recorded32,842
  • Violence events (12 mo)23

Trend: Little changed: 12 political violence events in the last six months, against 11 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 — minimal250,781
Phase 2 — stressed286,607
Phase 3 — crisis143,303
Phase 4 — emergency35,826
Phase 5 — catastrophe0
Phase 3 or worse179,129
Population analysed716,517

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

32,842

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: 23·Reported fatalities: 11

2025-10: 025-102025-11: 32025-12: 32026-01: 22026-02: 22026-03: 12026-04: 12026-05: 22026-06: 22026-07: 42026-08: 22026-09: 126-0940
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 0 0
2025-11 3 2
2025-12 3 2
2026-01 2 0
2026-02 2 1
2026-03 1 1
2026-04 1 1
2026-05 2 2
2026-06 2 0
2026-07 4 0
2026-08 2 1
2026-09 1 1
Σ 23 11

Violence against civilians

Events: 15·Reported fatalities: 9

2025-10: 025-102025-11: 22025-12: 22026-01: 12026-02: 12026-03: 12026-04: 02026-05: 22026-06: 12026-07: 22026-08: 22026-09: 126-0920
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 0 0
2025-11 2 1
2025-12 2 2
2026-01 1 0
2026-02 1 1
2026-03 1 1
2026-04 0 0
2026-05 2 2
2026-06 1 0
2026-07 2 0
2026-08 2 1
2026-09 1 1
Σ 15 9

Demonstrations

Events: 10·Reported fatalities: 0

2025-10: 025-102025-11: 22025-12: 02026-01: 22026-02: 12026-03: 12026-04: 12026-05: 02026-06: 02026-07: 22026-08: 12026-09: 026-0920
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 0 0
2025-11 2 0
2025-12 0 0
2026-01 2 0
2026-02 1 0
2026-03 1 0
2026-04 1 0
2026-05 0 0
2026-06 0 0
2026-07 2 0
2026-08 1 0
2026-09 0 0
Σ 10 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

8 organisations listed, 4 of them national or local (50.0%).

Education 1 organisations, 1 national or local
  • ULCDDI National / local
Food security 1 organisations, 0 national or local
  • World Food Programme (WFP) United Nations
Health 3 organisations, 1 national or local
  • CBCA National / local
  • MEDAIR International
  • Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) International
Nutrition 1 organisations, 0 national or local
  • Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) International
Protection 3 organisations, 2 national or local
  • ACOPE National / local
  • PAHD National / 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