In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as elsewhere in the world, the ICRC works according to its principles of neutrality, impartiality, and independence. Its role is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed violence.

Mar 6, 2024 · Goma (ICRC) - A sharp uptick in the numbers of civilians wounded by heavy weapons in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is threatening to overwhelm health facilities already struggling to provide care, further worsening one of the world’s largest and most complex humanitarian crises, Robert Mardini, director general of the ...

Mar 12, 2024 · The upsurge in armed conflict and other situations of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is taking a devastating humanitarian toll, especially in the east of the country. Read our report for an update.

Feb 18, 2025 · Since February 2024, the IFRC has been supporting the DRC Red Cross’s emergency operations to provide displaced people in eastern DRC with shelter, essential household items, cash-as-aid, health care, access to water, sanitation and hygiene, and other humanitarian services.

Jun 1, 2022 · Working in coordination with the DRC authorities and with other humanitarian organizations, the ICRC is prepared to meet the needs of displaced people and host communities by providing medical care, drinking water, food and essential household items.

Feb 20, 2025 · In this episode, we hear from Francois Moreillon, ICRC’s Head of Delegation in Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC. Surgeons in hospitals around Goma are overwhelmed with more than 1500 civilians being injured in the fighting in the first month of 2025.

Jan 28, 2025 · Kinshasa (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is alarmed by the devastating impact on the civilian population of ongoing armed clashes in and around the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Of special concern is the massive influx of people wounded by firearms and explosive weapons into ICRC ...

In 2023 alone, the ICRC provided mental health and psychological support services to 3,233 survivors and victims of sexual violence in the DRC.

In addition to outbreaks of cholera, the Ebola virus and measles, which continue to claim thousands of lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country now has to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic.

Mar 28, 2024 · Kinshasa (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with the Red Cross Society of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has provided food aid to over 44,000 newly arrived displaced people in camps around Goma, in North Kivu province.