In the Democratic Republic of the Congo protracted
Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu, as well as renewed tensions in the southern central regions of Kasai and Tanganyika have been the main source of displacement in the country , forcing millions of people to leave their homes, often on multiple occasions. The Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator stands with a group of colleagues at the In the Democratic Tabac Congo IDP site in Kalemie, Tanganyika Province in June Caption: Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Bruno Lemarquis meets with a group of returnee families who have resettled in the town of Taba Congo, Tanganyika province. Photo: © MONUSCO Balancing the nexus between humanitarian aid, development and peace As we know, humanitarian assistance, while necessary to alleviate short-term suffering, is not sufficient to resolve the deep-seated and structural problems driving internal displacement.
It is urgent to find durable solutions to the
Problem of internal displacement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Finding coherence and rebalancing the nexus between humanitarian action, peacebuilding and development is critical, and is the first of many steps needed to build lasting solutions to internal displacement and meet the needs of millions of people. people who are Brazil WhatsApp Number List stranded in internally displaced persons sites. In recent years, we, the United Nations country team as well as the humanitarian country team, have worked closely with the In the Democratic Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and provincial authorities, together with other partners for development, humanitarian aid and peacebuilding, to operationalize the humanitarian aid, development and peace nexus.
By working in coordination with national and
International partners, this nexus-based strategy moves away from a project-focused approach to address the main structural causes of internal displacement – what I have come to call the ‘Gordian knots’. Drawing on my recent experience in Haiti as Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, I have also come to recognize the importance of working with national authorities to expand Latvia Phone Number List and implement existing public policies in order to advance the development trajectory from the country. Development as an effects multiplier At the heart of this approach is the recognition that, afterand the presence of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) forces, which play a essential role in protecting civilians, we need to open more space to development actors in the DRC, and work in a more balanced way to address both the symptoms and drivers of displacement.
