Source: US Agency for International Development
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States of America
Highlights
- Insecurity in North Kivu displaces 70,000 people and limits access
- Nearly 1,800 suspected cases of yellow fever recorded in three provinces
- USG provides more than $64 million in additional humanitarian assistance from late April to July
Key Developments
- Violence in North Kivu Province’s Rutshuru Territory in June and July displaced an estimated 70,000 people, according to the UN. Insecurity also forced some relief organizations to temporarily suspend activities in areas of the province.
- The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (GoDRC) declared a yellow fever outbreak in three provinces on June 20. Health actors had recorded nearly 1,800 suspected cases, including more than 300 deaths, as of July 26, according the UN. The GoDRC Ministry of Health (MoH) plans to vaccinate approximately 11.6 million people in affected areas in the coming months.
- Since late April, the U.S. Government (USG) has provided more than $64 million in additional humanitarian assistance—comprising approximately $38 million from USAID/OFDA and nearly $26 million from State/PRM—for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) response, bringing total USG FY 2016 humanitarian assistance for DRC to more than $135 million.