WFP DRC

🚨Nearly 170,000 people in Shabunda, eastern #DRC 🇨🇩, face emergency hunger (IPC 4).  Reaching them means overcoming conflict, mud & difficult terrain.  See how @WFP teams found a way through: a journey meant to take one day stretched into two weeks from Uvira to Shabunda safely.

🇨🇩 Hunger remains at alarming levels in #DRCongo. New IPC findings show 28.8M people face acute food insecurity, including 3.6M in Emergency. This could rise to 30.3M by Jan-Jun 2027. The findings are being presented today at the validation workshop. #HappeningNow

🚨How many people are going hungry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and why? ⚠️New Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) food security findings are coming soon. Stay tuned to learn more about the scale and drivers of hunger in the #DRC 🇨🇩. #IPC #COP31

🇨🇩 “Before, I spent everything I earned,” says Rose. Today, her fish business earns up to US$40 profit per cycle, helping feed her family & keep her children in school. With @WFP-supported skills & a FAO-supported savings group, she is building a secure future. 🙏@BMZ_Bund 🇩🇪

📍Kisangani🇨🇩 From market to kitchen to Ebola treatment centre, every @WFP-supported meal follows a carefully planned journey. “Seeing patients regain strength fills me with joy,” says Louise Baku, as she prepares three hot meals a day for patients receiving treatment.

In remote, hard-to-reach areas like #Shabunda in eastern 🇨🇩, access can be a lifeline. After a @WFP field mission, @WFP_UNHAS provided the air connection from Shabunda to Kalemie, helping the team overcome the distance & logistical challenges. Making the hard-to-reach reachable

🇨🇩At just 5 years old, Blaise, known as “Petit Papa”, started🎒school earlier than expected because there was no one to care for him at home during the day. Today, he loves learning, & @WFP-supported school meals help him stay focused in class and fuel his curiosity every day.

In Boboyo🇨🇩, Jean-Bosco & his community are building a more resilient future through local action. By growing tree seedlings in biodegradable pots and helping build a literacy centre, they are restoring the environment while creating opportunities to learn & thrive. Learn more👇

“We know Ebola is here, but crossing the river is how we feed our children,” says Brigitte, a mother of three who trades fruit across the Congo River. As Ebola reaches Kisangani, @WFP provides hot meals to patients, with support from Humanitarian funds in the DRC. @OCHAFunds

For 10 years, Louise & the 7 members of her catering service have worked side by side in Kisangani. Today, with @WFP support, they prepare and deliver three hot meals a day to patients at the Ebola treatment centre. “Seeing patients regain their strength brings me joy,” she says

📍 North Kivu 🇨🇩 With 10,000+ Ebola cases recorded in DRC, WFP’s food assistance remains vital, helping patients and affected families meet their food needs while following public health measures. “Food is an important complement to treatment,” says @WFP’s Blanchard Asengo.

Herman ate very little. After receiving WFP-supported nutritious food, his appetite returned. “He is doing well now,” says his mother. With an additional €1.5M from France 🇫🇷, @WFP supports 31K+ people with food & nutrition assistance in Ebola-affected areas of eastern DRC 🇨🇩.

📍🇨🇩Food assistance is part of the Ebola response. @WFP supports affected families to meet their food needs while accessing care & following prevention measures.“Fighting hunger is a key part of the solution.” says @WFPDRC's CD, David Stevenson Read more▶️ urls.fr/0ndEcH

“Thanks to their support, I have regained my self-confidence,” says Thérèse in Kasai. After nine months of literacy classes,she can read, write and calculate. With support from @WFP& partners like Sweden, she learned to make soap, which she sells to pay her children's school fees

#Ituri 🇨🇩 “When I see a shipment moving, I feel hopeful. I know it could help save someone’s life.” Before medical supplies reach Ebola treatment centres, Antoinette Chuda, a @WFP tally clerk in Bunia, helps make sure they are accounted for and dispatched where they are needed.

“Patients who are not in good nutritional condition can end up dying more easily than those who are.” Adequate food is a vital part of Ebola treatment & recovery. 🎦Dr Marta Lado, @WHO Team Lead🇨🇩 for case management, explains why good nutrition matters for people receiving care.

📍🇨🇩 DRC "If I became President, I would develop agriculture, so everyone has enough to eat," says Dieudo, 11 years old. Once arriving at 🎒school hungry, he now receives @wfp 🍽️daily nutritious meals in Kananga, helping him learn, participate and dream bigger.

Last week’s #UNDay celebrations brought #WFP together with partners in Kinshasa & Kananga around a shared commitment: leave no one behind. From emergency food assistance to nutrition and resilience, @WFP works with communities and partners to reach those most in need across 🇨🇩.

“Patients who receive care early recover,” says Dr Elisabeth Mathe, Director of Musienene Hospital🇨🇩. Since Ebola reached Musienene, she has seen how early treatment - alongside food assistance for patients and their families -can help people cope during recovery. Learn more 👇

📍Eastern DRC🇨🇩 Forced to flee violence in Ituri, Esther Androsi now lives in Oicha, North Kivu. Insecurity keeps her from farming. With @WFP cash assistance funded by the DRC Humanitarian Fund, she started a small business to help support her five children. Watch her story ⬇️