WhoHelpsHere

Kalehe

CD6205·Sud-Kivu·Democratic Republic of the Congo

At a glance

  • Organisations listed56
  • Share that are national or local55.4%
  • People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)430,381
  • Displaced people recorded430,938
  • Violence events (12 mo)115

Trend: Rising: 75 political violence events in the last six months, against 40 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 — minimal143,460
Phase 2 — stressed382,561
Phase 3 — crisis286,921
Phase 4 — emergency143,460
Phase 5 — catastrophe0
Phase 3 or worse430,381
Population analysed956,402

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

430,938

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: 115·Reported fatalities: 118

2025-10: 525-102025-11: 42025-12: 102026-01: 32026-02: 122026-03: 62026-04: 302026-05: 92026-06: 82026-07: 12026-08: 262026-09: 126-09300
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 5 1
2025-11 4 0
2025-12 10 25
2026-01 3 0
2026-02 12 17
2026-03 6 34
2026-04 30 2
2026-05 9 0
2026-06 8 0
2026-07 1 0
2026-08 26 39
2026-09 1 0
Σ 115 118

Violence against civilians

Events: 29·Reported fatalities: 86

2025-10: 225-102025-11: 42025-12: 32026-01: 32026-02: 22026-03: 62026-04: 42026-05: 02026-06: 02026-07: 02026-08: 52026-09: 026-0960
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 2 1
2025-11 4 0
2025-12 3 24
2026-01 3 0
2026-02 2 0
2026-03 6 34
2026-04 4 2
2026-05 0 0
2026-06 0 0
2026-07 0 0
2026-08 5 25
2026-09 0 0
Σ 29 86

Demonstrations

Events: 4·Reported fatalities: 0

2025-10: 025-102025-11: 12025-12: 22026-01: 02026-02: 02026-03: 02026-04: 12026-05: 02026-06: 02026-07: 02026-08: 02026-09: 026-0920
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 0 0
2025-11 1 0
2025-12 2 0
2026-01 0 0
2026-02 0 0
2026-03 0 0
2026-04 1 0
2026-05 0 0
2026-06 0 0
2026-07 0 0
2026-08 0 0
2026-09 0 0
Σ 4 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

56 organisations listed, 31 of them national or local (55.4%).

Camp coordination and management 1 organisations, 0 national or local
  • UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) United Nations
Cash assistance 4 organisations, 1 national or local
  • PF - RDC National / local
  • Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) International
  • Christian Aid International
  • International Rescue Committee (IRC) International
Education 19 organisations, 16 national or local
  • ADH-RDC National / local
  • AFEDEV National / local
  • APDCN National / local
  • APED National / local
  • APEDC National / local
  • ASDEMR National / local
  • CFAD National / local
  • FSH National / local
  • IFAPPDE National / local
  • JAD-RDC National / local
  • JSD National / local
  • KUA National / local
  • ODH National / local
  • RHA National / local
  • TPO National / local
  • VESP National / local
  • ActionAid International (AAI) International
  • Street Child International
  • War Child Holland (WC-H) International
Emergency shelter and household items 3 organisations, 2 national or local
  • PF - RDC National / local
  • POPOLI FRATELLI-RDC National / local
  • Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) International
Food security 11 organisations, 3 national or local
  • BIFERD National / local
  • DPF National / local
  • JSD National / local
  • Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) International
  • Christian Aid International
  • CICR Red Cross / Red Crescent
  • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) United Nations
  • OXFAM GB International
  • PIN International
  • Save the Children International (SCI) International
  • World Food Programme (WFP) United Nations
Health 5 organisations, 0 national or local
  • International Medical Corps (IMC) International
  • International Rescue Committee (IRC) International
  • MdM BE International
  • OMS United Nations
  • The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) International
Nutrition 5 organisations, 1 national or local
  • GRAINES National / local
  • MDA International
  • MdM BE International
  • PIN International
  • The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) International
Protection 19 organisations, 11 national or local
  • ACAD National / local
  • ADMR National / local
  • BIFERD National / local
  • CFED National / local
  • CRAE National / local
  • FP National / local
  • LA FLORAISON National / local
  • LFO National / local
  • MFA National / local
  • ODH National / local
  • RACOJ National / local
  • Caritas International
  • Christian Aid International
  • DCA International
  • International Medical Corps (IMC) International
  • International Rescue Committee (IRC) International
  • INTERSOS - Humanitarian Aid Organization (INTERSOS) International
  • Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) International
  • The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) International
Water, sanitation and hygiene 11 organisations, 2 national or local
  • AAP National / local
  • RHA National / local
  • Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) International
  • Caritas International
  • MC International
  • Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) International
  • OXFAM GB International
  • PIN International
  • Solidarities International (SI) International
  • The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) International
  • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) 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