Playing a part in promoting the humanitarian, peace and development nexus
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has enormous potential to strengthen cohesion between the different actors and flows of assistance. This is one of the reasons why, in 2018, the country was identified as a suitable environment for the implementation of a policy approach known as the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. Chihiro Mitsuda (Japan) was a UN Volunteer Programme Analyst with the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office (UNRCO) from May 2020 to May 2021. She shares her reflections in retrospect.
The DRC has faced myriad challenges, ranging from significant humanitarian assistance needs and chronic underdevelopment to political instability and protracted armed conflict in the Eastern part of the country. Humanitarian, development and peace actors are all present to support the government and the population with its recovery and development pathway.