Margueritte Simba at a WFP food distribution point near Pweto.

Copyright: WFP/David Orr

Surviving DRC’s ‘Triangle of Death’

In what has been called DRC's forgotten crisis, tens of thousands of people have been driven from their homes by violence in a remote part of Katanga province. The UN World Food Programme has been working hard to assist these displaced people since the start of last year but there are many challenges - insecurity, poor roads and lack of resources.

Overview

 An upsurge in violence in 2012 has aggravated an already precarious food security situation in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where hunger preys on nearly three-quarters of the population and one in four children is malnourished. 

 

Highlight of the month


While the humanitarian situation in eastern DRC remains deeply worrying, there are a few bright spots. Some schools have reopened around North Kivu's capital of Goma — like the Don Bosco Center, a Catholic-run institution in Goma...where this kid seems to be enjoying his WFP-provided school meal. Copyright: WFP/Elizabeth Bryant