Democratic Republic of the Congo. IDPs walk back to Plain Savo

Displaced people walk back to Plain Savo site early morning after spending the night in host families in the nearby city of Bulé. They do not feel safe sleeping in their shelters in Plain Savo after the site was attacked by armed men on 1 February 2022, leaving 62 people dead. Once in Plain Savo, many will go to work in surrounding fields before returning to Bulé by the end of the afternoon. ; At least 5.6 million people are displaced inside the DRC, the largest internal displacement situation in Africa. Some 132 armed groups across the eastern regions of the country - operating predominantly in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces - continue to target civilians in a growing number of deadly attacks, leading to increased displacement, killings, and human rights abuses. In Ituri province alone, 1,8 million are displaced in settlements or villages as a result of brutal attacks, mainly by the CODECO (Cooperative for Development of the Congo) and the ADF (Allied Democratic Forces) militia groups. The IDP situation in eastern DRC is part of a wider regional crisis relating to a struggle for control of land and resources as well as fragile infrastructure in the region. The country also hosts 571,000 refugees and asylum seekers. UNHCR is appealing for increased funding to adequately support the rising needs of the displaced in the DRC. More than 1 million Congolese people have also found refuge in neighbouring countries, fleeing recurring violence.d

Displaced people walk back to Plain Savo site early morning after spending the night in host families in the nearby city of Bulé. They do not feel safe sleeping in their shelters in Plain Savo after the site was attacked by armed men on 1 February 2022, leaving 62 people dead. Once in Plain Savo, many will go to work in surrounding fields before returning to Bulé by the end of the afternoon. ; At least 5.6 million people are displaced inside the DRC, the largest internal displacement situation in Africa. Some 132 armed groups across the eastern regions of the country — operating predominantly in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces — continue to target civilians in a growing number of deadly attacks, leading to increased displacement, killings, and human rights abuses. In Ituri province alone, 1,8 million are displaced in settlements or villages as a result of brutal attacks, mainly by the CODECO (Cooperative for Development of the Congo) and the ADF (Allied Democratic Forces) militia groups. The IDP situation in eastern DRC is part of a wider regional crisis relating to a struggle for control of land and resources as well as fragile infrastructure in the region. The country also hosts 571,000 refugees and asylum seekers. UNHCR is appealing for increased funding to adequately support the rising needs of the displaced in the DRC. More than 1 million Congolese people have also found refuge in neighbouring countries, fleeing recurring violence.d