DRC/CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE - Yumbi – IDPs and refugees to Congo-B - Anticipated scope and scale Key priorities

Local and national response capacity The recent violence between the Batende and Banunu communities reportedly originated DRC: In the immediate aftermath of the violence, the local and national authorities over the contested burial of a Banunu traditional chief in Yumbi on 13 December. [...] The requested the Red Cross to coordinate the evacuation of the survivors to the main Bolobo Batende reportedly saw the burial in what they consider their territory as a provocation, hospital (IFRC 03/02/2019). [...] On 17 and 18 December, Batende men attacked the Security forces were deployed by the DRC government in the three affected villages to villages of Nkolo, Bongende and Kambandi, on the outskirts of Yumbi. [...] (Radio Okapi 29/01/2019, Congo-B: The Government has assisted in the response by conducting a multi-sectoral France24 21/01/2019) assessment, and by offering additional medical equipment to health centres in the areas According to a representative of the FARDC appointed interim administrator for the affected, as well as supporting provision of food and assisting the evacuation of people Yumbi terr. [...] The UNHCR is the agency leading the preparation of an action plan for three months, following the guidelines of the Past displacement government of Congo-B.