WhoHelpsHere

Uvira

CD6208·Sud-Kivu·Democratic Republic of the Congo

At a glance

  • Organisations listed22
  • Share that are national or local59.1%
  • People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)437,148
  • Displaced people recorded38,166
  • Violence events (12 mo)182

Trend: Falling: 35 political violence events in the last six months, against 147 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 — minimal242,860
Phase 2 — stressed291,432
Phase 3 — crisis291,432
Phase 4 — emergency145,716
Phase 5 — catastrophe0
Phase 3 or worse437,148
Population analysed971,441

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

38,166

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: 182·Reported fatalities: 523

2025-10: 525-102025-11: 122025-12: 712026-01: 312026-02: 122026-03: 162026-04: 82026-05: 72026-06: 12026-07: 92026-08: 62026-09: 426-09710
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 5 1
2025-11 12 21
2025-12 71 203
2026-01 31 128
2026-02 12 14
2026-03 16 26
2026-04 8 49
2026-05 7 23
2026-06 1 1
2026-07 9 44
2026-08 6 7
2026-09 4 6
Σ 182 523

Violence against civilians

Events: 44·Reported fatalities: 104

2025-10: 125-102025-11: 22025-12: 82026-01: 152026-02: 22026-03: 62026-04: 12026-05: 02026-06: 12026-07: 52026-08: 32026-09: 026-09150
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 1 0
2025-11 2 2
2025-12 8 10
2026-01 15 23
2026-02 2 3
2026-03 6 24
2026-04 1 0
2026-05 0 0
2026-06 1 1
2026-07 5 38
2026-08 3 3
2026-09 0 0
Σ 44 104

Demonstrations

Events: 4·Reported fatalities: 0

2025-10: 025-102025-11: 12025-12: 22026-01: 02026-02: 02026-03: 02026-04: 02026-05: 02026-06: 02026-07: 12026-08: 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 0 0
2026-05 0 0
2026-06 0 0
2026-07 1 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

22 organisations listed, 13 of them national or local (59.1%).

Cash assistance 1 organisations, 0 national or local
  • Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) International
Education 6 organisations, 6 national or local
  • AEJT-RDCONGO National / local
  • AFEMA National / local
  • AJLDI National / local
  • DRC AID National / local
  • FAPROS National / local
  • FSH National / local
Food security 2 organisations, 0 national or local
  • Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) International
  • World Food Programme (WFP) United Nations
Health 4 organisations, 1 national or local
  • AFPDE National / local
  • CR-RDC Red Cross / Red Crescent
  • OMS United Nations
  • World Vision International (WVI) International
Nutrition 2 organisations, 1 national or local
  • AFPDE National / local
  • PIN International
Protection 8 organisations, 6 national or local
  • Action for Development (AFD) National / local
  • AFPDE National / local
  • AHIDEV/RDC National / local
  • AIBEF National / local
  • AVREO National / local
  • UiA National / local
  • International Rescue Committee (IRC) International
  • INTERSOS - Humanitarian Aid Organization (INTERSOS) International
Water, sanitation and hygiene 3 organisations, 2 national or local
  • AAP National / local
  • FSH National / local
  • PIN 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