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Conflict and disease outbreaks deepen DR Congo’s hunger crisis as record numbers are projected to face acute food insecurity
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Sources: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, UN Children's Fund, World Food Programme, World Health Organization KINSHASA/ROME/NEW YORK/GENEVA, 13 November 2026 – Severe hunger is expected to deepen in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with a record 30.3 million people projected to face Crisis levels of acute food insecurity or worse (IPC Phase 3 or above) between January and June 2027, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis. Conflict, displacement and rising food prices are d
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