Kinshasa, May 29th, 2025, (CPA) – The impact of the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was the focus of a plea made by the Minister for Social Affairs, Humanitarian Action and National Solidarity to a delegation of European parliamentarians in Kinshasa on Wednesday, according to a press release from the Ministry received by CPA on Thursday.
‘The humanitarian situation in the DRC remains critical, exacerbated by the war of aggression and natural disasters: floods, violent winds, fires and shipwrecks. The report on the floods and disasters that hit the DRC between December 2024 and May 2025, presented to European parliamentarians, highlights the urgent need for humanitarian intervention’, it reads. André Kasongo and Franklin Kinsweme, respectively Acting Secretary General for Humanitarian Action and Director of Child Protection, quoted in the press release, called for the opening of humanitarian corridors to help people living in areas occupied by rebels. At the end of the meeting, the European parliamentarians made a commitment to support the Congolese government in its humanitarian efforts, under the leadership of Nathalie-Aziza Munana, Minister of Social Affairs, Humanitarian Action and National Solidarity.
According to the Minister in charge of Social Affairs, this plea represents a major step forward in humanitarian diplomacy and support for disaster victims in the DRC. Led by Hilde Vautmans MEP, co-president of the Africa-Europe Parliament, the delegation is made up of ten members of the European Union (EU) parliament, including Ingebor Terlaak MEP (Netherlands), Jean Farsky MEP (Czech Republic), Sergio Humberto MEP (Portugal), Emil Radev MEP (Bulgaria), Mart Malj MEP (Netherlands) and Juan Fernando Lopez MEP (Spain). Ms Munana invited the European Union to support the DRC in its fight for peace and the protection of its territorial integrity. According to the source, the number of victims in Kongo Central included 2,085 in Kasangulu, 2,615 in Kasaï Central, 44,565 in Kasaï Oriental, Kabeya Kamwanga, 1,405 victims of inter-community conflicts in Sankuru, and 5,000 victims of the Bolembe-Yalumbuka conflicts in Tshopo. CPA/