DRC: UN agencies warn of escalating food crisis due to conflict and price hike
Escalating conflict and the loss of livelihoods continue to drive families deeper into desperation. Surging inflation, disrupted markets and limited humanitarian access are making it even harder for families to access food.
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Escalating conflict and the loss of livelihoods continue to drive families deeper into desperation. Surging inflation, disrupted markets and limited humanitarian access are making it even harder for families to access food.
READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/03/27/drc-un-agencies-warn-of-escalating-food-crisis-due-to-conflict-and-price-hike
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00:00New data from the Integrated Food Security First Classification reveals that ongoing
00:06conflict and surging food prices have led the Democratic Republic of the Congo into
00:11a dire food crisis. An alarming 28 million individuals are now suffering from acute hunger,
00:18a rise of 2.5 million since the recent outbreak of violence in December.
00:242.5 million people have been pushed into acute food insecurity and the needs are growing.
00:31The humanitarian situation in DRC is deteriorating at an alarming rate. Families who were already
00:39struggling to feed themselves are now facing an even harsher reality. We have been able
00:47to resume operations in North and South Kivu, but we urgently need more resources and more funding.
00:55Recent findings show that over 2 million internally displaced persons are experiencing severe
01:01hunger, with an alarming 738,000 in dire circumstance IPC Phase 4.
01:08Peace is the number one priority. Peace would allow us to continue farming, which would
01:16enable us to cater for our needs. The situation is particularly dire in the conflict-affected
01:23eastern provinces of DRC, where families have lost access to their livestock and livelihoods.
01:30Some of us have great needs. Many have become widows because a lot of men were killed.
01:38There is need to support the widows and orphans because many lost their parents, many lost their
01:46husbands and houses destroyed by bombs. WFP plans to reach 6.4 million people, but with the
01:54projected funding shortfalls, it requires an additional 399 million US dollars to sustain operations until August 2025.