A warning has been issued by the World Food Programme about the deepening crisis in the DRC’s Kasai region. It’s estimated that about 3.2 million people are food insecure and as many as 250 000 children could starve in the next few months if food doesn’t reach them quickly. The Kasai region accounts for 40% of the DRC’s 7.7 million severely food insecure. Many humanitarian organisations have been out there on the ground bringing different forms of aid but an appeal has been made by WFP for assistance to be wider.
To assist us on this we are joined on the line by:
• Rein Paulsen, Head of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in DRC
• Augustin Majiku, Career Manager for Field Staff, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Southern Africa (in studio)
• Claude Jibidar World Food Programme DRC Country Director
