More than 12 local civil society organizations, over 100 community-based organizations, and 19 private sector actors that partnered to implement peacebuilding and economic development activities are no longer supported by the The Partnership for the Development of the Eastern Congo, jeopardizing local leadership in crisis response.

Date: 9/25

Region: Africa

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Topic: Peacebuilding & Stabilization, Governance & Rights

Policy Lens: Democracy & Governance

Additional Context: The Partnership for the Development of the Eastern Congo (P-DEC) program aimed to strengthen the foundations for durable peace in North Kivu and Ituri by promoting conflict resolution, economic development, and environmental conservation. The program was terminated. 

Source: Mercy Corps