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Context
In 2025, nearly 27.7 million people are facing acute food insecurity, and more than 6.8 million are internally displaced, primarily in the east. This region is the scene of armed conflict, leading to extreme violence, particularly against civilians. Human rights violations, sexual violence, and the recruitment of child soldiers are common there. Humanitarian access is hampered by insecurity and the deterioration of infrastructure, even as humanitarian needs include protection, health care, water, food, and shelter. International funding remains largely insufficient, hindering the humanitarian response. There are numerous camps for displaced people, where living conditions are precarious.
The many diseases and epidemics—such as outbreaks of cholera, Mpox, and Ebola—thus represent additional burdens in an already dire situation.
- 117.8 millions inhabitants
- 172nd out of 193 countries on the Human Development Index
Our action
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Mission
opened in 2000 -
Team
23 international staff
177 national staff - Budget 16.5M€
By 2025, the situation in eastern DRC had deteriorated to an unprecedented extent. Following the M23’s capture of Goma and Bukavu, the group now controlled nearly 80% of North Kivu, forcing more than 1.15 million people to flee the region since January.
SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL has provided humanitarian aid designed to the needs of those affected by the violence linked to the M23’s actions. By January 2025, these actions had caused the displacement of more than one million people from various areas of North Kivu to camps around Goma. Following the capture of Goma in January 2025, these camps were destroyed by the M23, which forced these populations to return to their homes.
During the first quarter of 2025, the Djugu territory in Ituri experienced a sharp deterioration in its security and humanitarian situation, also leading to massive displacements and exacerbating the vulnerability of the populations.
Given the scale of the needs identified in South Kivu, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL deployed to the area, notably through cash and in-kind distributions, and established an operational base in Uvira. SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL works to strengthen the protection, empowerment, and dignity of the most vulnerable people by combining interventions in the sectors of water, hygiene, and sanitation; protection; and food security.
Given the scale of the needs and historically low levels of humanitarian funding—with only 15.3% of the required $2.5 billion secured—an advocacy campaign was launched targeting donors.
Institutional and private financial partners ECHO, DoS, CDCS, FH RDC, AFD, DDC, FCDO, AERMC, IFSAN
Operational partners ACF, Mercy Corps, ACTED, NRC, HI, PUI, Concern Worldwide, FAEVU, SOFEPADI, AJEDEC
Our impact
Addressing urgent needs while ensuring the protection of human dignity
- Emergency assessments of multisectoral and sector-specific need
- Multisectoral emergency response in WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) and food security
In stabilized areas, support the recovery of vulnerable populations while strengthening their resilience
- Support for agricultural and livestock recovery
- Establishment of income-generating activities and village savings and credit associations
- In the absence of functional basic services, support the development of vulnerable populations by addressing structural needs while strengthening their environment
- Improve public health by providing an appropriate response
Should you have any questions, please contact Justine Muzik Piquemal.
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