Democratic Republic of the Congo
Facts & figures
In 2015
744
unaccompanied children – 432 of whom were formerly associated with armed forces or armed groups – were reunited with their families
715
war-wounded civilians and fighters were operated on by ICRC surgical teams
1,055
people with physical disabilities underwent physical rehabilitation and 607 people were fitted with artificial limbs or orthotic devices
4,200
people who experienced sexual violence or other trauma during the conflict in North and South Kivu received psychosocial support
218,000
people were given seed for crops or fry for fish farming and 73,000 people were provided with food
102,000
displaced people were given essential household items or vouchers for those items
2,880
detainees received monthly food assistance through an ICRC nutritional programme
223,000
people benefitted from the repair and renovation of 17 rural water-supply systems
6,900
members of security and armed forces and other weapon-bearers attended awareness-raising sessions on international humanitarian law
