Why?
On Sunday 16th December 2018, some villages in the Province of Mai-Nambiar, Democratic Republic of Congo, neighboring the district of Makotimpoko in the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) were affected by inter-ethnic conflict. The fighting has resulted in 400 fatalities and the destruction of property. A large number of the population of the conflict affected areas were forced to cross the river Congo and find refuge in several localities in the Cuvette (Konda and Youmba) and Plateaux (Makotimpoko, Bouemba, Patrick) areas in Congo-Brazzaville Families stress that apart from the issues around land ownership, this conflict is directly related to the presidential elections in DRC. The elections that took place on the 30 December have exacerbated the situation with further increases in unrest following the announcement on 10 January that the opposition candidate has provisionally been declared the elected president Province of Mai-Nambiar, Democratic Republic of Congo, neighboring the district of Makotimpoko in the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
What?
Health and Water, sanitation and hygiene
Who?
The DREF operation intends to assist a total of 500 displaced households (i.e. 3000 people) with special emphasis on people with special needs, including
• Elderly;
• Female headed households
• Unaccompanied children
• Pregnant women
• Women with children under the age of five