More than 28 million in Congo lack enough food, UN-backed monitor says
Oct. 31, 2026 — About 28.8 million people in Congo, 23% of the population analyzed, are projected to face high levels of acute food insecurity through December, including more than 3.6 million in emergency conditions, according to the UN-backed IPC food security monitor, UN News reported. Conditions have worsened most in the east; North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri account for 10.4 million people in crisis or worse. The alert cites conflict, displacement, the Ebola outbreak and rising food and fuel prices. It projects 30.3 million people in crisis or worse from January to June.
The wall: The IPC alert's own tables are not quoted.
Tier: Reported (based on UN News' account of the IPC food security alert)
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