DRC Red Cross teams are working across multiple fronts: awareness campaigns, community-based surveillance, safe and dignified burials, infection prevention and control, and psychosocial support.
Without immediate funding, the final food aid for the most vulnerable 240,000 refugees will be provided in September, cutting off a lifeline for hundreds of thousands already living on the edge.
As a major El Niño develops in the Pacific Ocean, millions of people across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East face worsening hunger, disease outbreaks and forced displacement.
Levels of wasting in children worsened in two thirds of provinces in the second quarter of 2026, compared to the same period last year, with current cases driven by increases in infectious diseases.
More than 10.7 million women and girls require assistance. Deteriorating health outcomes, food insecurity, and shrinking access to services delivered by female professionals are deepening the crisis.