Search
  1. Home
  2. East Africa
  3. Congo, Republic of

Insecurity limiting food distributions

    NAIROBI
    WFP has enough food in stock or in the “pipeline” to cover emergency needs in the country for the coming period, a report from the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Congo said on Saturday. However, due to lack of secure access to many affected areas, only 300 mts of food aid was currently being distributed a month, compared to the planned figure of 1,000 mts, the report stated. It said a total of 100 mts of WFP food had so far been delivered to Kinkala, some 77 kms from Brazzaville. Meanwhile, a recent UN mission to Kinkala and nearby Boko confirmed that many IDPs were now returning to villages in the area following improved security conditions and the arrival of humanitarian workers, the report said.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join