Bukavu
At a glance
- Organisations listed24
- Share that are national or local75.0%
- People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)216,213
- Displaced people recorded18,734
- Violence events (12 mo)27
Trend: Falling: 10 political violence events in the last six months, against 17 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 | 324,320 |
| Phase 2 — stressed | 540,533 |
| Phase 3 — crisis | 216,213 |
| Phase 4 — emergency | 0 |
| Phase 5 — catastrophe | 0 |
| Phase 3 or worse | 216,213 |
| Population analysed | 1,081,065 |
Internal displacement
18,734
Displaced people recorded
Is it getting worse
Political violence
Events: 27·Reported fatalities: 24
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-11 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025-12 | 9 | 7 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 4 | 9 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09 | 1 | 0 |
| Σ | 27 | 24 |
Violence against civilians
Events: 25·Reported fatalities: 19
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-11 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025-12 | 9 | 7 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09 | 1 | 0 |
| Σ | 25 | 19 |
Demonstrations
Events: 3·Reported fatalities: 0
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 0 |
| Σ | 3 | 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, 18 of them national or local (75.0%).
Camp coordination and management 1 organisations, 0 national or local
- UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) United Nations
Education 10 organisations, 10 national or local
- ADAV National / local
- AEJT-RDCONGO National / local
- ALFW National / local
- BEPAD National / local
- BVES National / local
- CIBICOM National / local
- GAV National / local
- GRAD National / local
- HS National / local
- TPO National / local
Food security 1 organisations, 0 national or local
- World Food Programme (WFP) United Nations
Health 1 organisations, 0 national or local
- OMS United Nations
Nutrition 1 organisations, 1 national or local
- GRAINES National / local
Protection 8 organisations, 6 national or local
- ACAD National / local
- ACNDC National / local
- BVES National / local
- FP National / local
- MFA National / local
- SFDC National / local
- DCA International
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) United Nations
Water, sanitation and hygiene 3 organisations, 2 national or local
- AAP National / local
- FSH National / local
- CR-RDC Red Cross / Red Crescent
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