The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) also reported that 40 were injured, and several more were kidnapped.

The report noted that North Kivu was the most dangerous province, accounting for almost half of all incidents, but there were also incidents in South Kivu, where violence increased in Ituri, Tanganyika, and Maniema in December.

OCHA informed that robberies and thefts are the most common incidents, followed by obstruction of traffic and acts of intimidation.

Violence in eastern Congo is an issue that humanitarian workers are not immune to, as these are precisely the populations that require the most assistance.

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