Record High Displacement in DRC at Nearly 7 million

The number of internally displaced people has climbed to 6.9 million in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) due to increased conflict, the United Nations said on Monday.

The majority of internally displaced persons, about 5.6 million or 81%, live in the eastern provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri, and Tanganyika, where several rebel groups operate, according to IOM.

IOM’s Chief of Mission in DRC has stressed the organization’s commitment to providing critical assistance to displaced persons, returnees and host communities affected by the crisis, despite limited humanitarian access and security concerns.