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U.N. reports escalating violence in eastern DRC and a spreading cholera outbreak
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Summary
The U.N. said escalating clashes in North Kivu and raids in Ituri forced the suspension of services at a hospital serving 18,000 people and that Tanganyika province reports a weekly average of about 120 new cholera cases.
The United Nations said violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo continues to harm civilians, citing clashes in North Kivu and an attack on Nyoka hospital in Mahagi territory, Ituri, which forced medical staff to relocate and suspended services for about 18,000 people.
The briefing also reported that in Tanganyika province a cholera outbreak continues, with health authorities citing an average of about 120 new cases per week since January, and response efforts hampered by shortages of treatment supplies.
Why it matters: The suspension of hospital services and continued insecurity imperil health and humanitarian access for tens of thousands of people; the U.N. said humanitarian partners nevertheless continued to deliver assistance and that in the first two months of 2025 they reached roughly 2.4 million people across the DRC.
The U.N. urged parties to protect civilians and health facilities and stressed the need for medical supplies to contain the cholera outbreak.
