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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ranks in the top five of Watchlist for the third year in the row, reflecting persistent volatility in a country that is now in its fourth decade
of a major humanitarian crisis.
The DRC has experienced a protracted humanitarian crisis - the east of the country has hosted a major response for over 30 years - and yet the humanitarian situation is still constantly evolving and deteriorating,principally due to conflict. There are now more people facing crisis (IPC 3) or worse levels of food insecurity in the DRC than has ever been recorded in any country. The DRC faces other major challenges on top of large-scale violence: 2020 saw the conclusion of the DRC鈥檚 tenth Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC, the start and end of the country鈥檚 eleventh Ebola outbreak in western DRC and the arrival of COVID-19. Conflict, economic struggles and the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are all driving up food insecurity.