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WFP
The World Food Programme is responding as conflict and diseases push more people into hunger
People queueing at a cash distribution in the central Kasai province keep a safe distance away from one another. Photo: WFP/Patrizia Bonfanti
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s hunger crisis is a complex one. Conflict and displacement, combined with natural hazards, economic decline and diseases like COVID-19 have pushed more and more people into hunger.
Célestine is a grandmother and widow who is also the main breadwinner for her family of five. She recently returned to her home after fleeing her village due to conflict and insecurity. Today she is at a WFP distribution site in Kasai, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.