Highlights
• Kasai Occidental: In May and June 2015, the humanitarian community noticed a new influx of expelled Congolese living illegally in Angola. The total number of deportees is 21,804. Around 12,000 people returned to DRC through the territory of Tshikapa and 9,839 through the territory of Luiza. A response plan has been prepared by the humanitarian team but is underfunded.
• North Kivu: Clashes between armed groups resulted in the displacement of more than 15,000 households in total.
• South Kivu - Burundi refugee crisis: As of June 29, UNHCR had preregistered 10,708 Burundian refugees. The new camp based in Lusenda in Fizi territory currently hosts around 4,600 people. Approximately 6,000 refugees are in host families in the Ruzizi Plain.
• Province Orientale: Fifty FRPI (Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri) militiamen surrendered, including 16 children (among them 2 girls). Local NGO AJEDEC, UNICEF’s partner for DDR is taking care of these children.
• Katanga: In April, the humanitarian community counted more than 26,000 new IDPs fleeing the inter-communal Batwa-Luba conflict and clashes between some FARDC soldiers and Mayi Mayi militia. People are currently returning home but needs remain acute as most of their villages have been burnt. A response plan is prepared but lacks funding.
• Cholera: Several provinces reported outbreaks of cholera, including South Kivu (Lusenda refugee camp in Nundu Health Zone (HZ)), Province Orientale (in four HZs of Tchomia, Gethy, Lubunga and Makiso), and Maniema (Lubutu HZ). UNICEF and its partner supported the response.
• Measles: Several provinces, including North Kivu (3 HZs); South Kivu,
Maniema, and Katanga (Nyemba IDP camp) reported outbreaks of measles.
UNICEF is supporting the response alongside the Ministry of Health.
• Decentralisation: The application of the decentralisation law on June 30th triggers concern about a potential rise in political and interethnic tensions, mainly in Katanga, Equateur and the two Kasai Provinces.