UNFPA Congo

Buffeted by humanitarian crises, the Republic of Congo has a weak health system and a high maternal death rate, even though trained personnel largely attend births. To accelerate development, the government is committed to providing free maternal and child health care as well as promoting gender equality. Active in the country since 1972, UNFPA has helped reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive prevalence and lessen HIV/AIDS rates. Current programmes focus on improving health for mothers and newborns, including in indigenous communities, and promoting family planning as well as reproductive and sexual health education for young people.

Key humanitarian results 2024

People Reached
Service Delivered
Capacity Building

220

Women assisted to deliver babies safely in UNFPA-supported facilities

381,000

People Targeted by UNFPA

3,700,000

People in need

14,218

Adolescents and youth (10-24) reached with SRH services

16,897

People reached with Family Planning Services in UNFPA-supported facilities

104,632

People reached with SRH information and awareness activities in person

2,323

People reached with Humanitarian Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) for GBV case management and/or other GBV response and GBV risk mitigation

38,755

People reached with GBV prevention, mitigation and response activities

51,911

People reached with SRH services

39,072

People reached with awareness-raising activities and GBV-lifesaving information in-person

691

People reached with Humanitarian Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) for SRH

95,911

Dignity kits and/or other Non-Food Items distributed

29

Safe Spaces for women and girls, supported by UNFPA

37

Health facilities supported by UNFPA

14

SRH mobile clinics supported by UNFPA and run by UNFPA Implementing Partners

5,114

Personnel trained on the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for SRH

350

Non-specialised GBV humanitarian workers / frontline workers who were trained /oriented on GBV core concepts and guidelines

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Programme Activities

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Non - core

Congo 2024 Programme Activities data

Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices

By 2025, the reduction in gender-based violence and harmful practices has accelerated

Total Spending:

$1,490,621

Implemented by:

UNFPA $1,487,790 (100%)
GOV $2,831 (0%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (65%)
Non-core Resources (35%)

Adolescents and youth

By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital

Total Spending:

$985

Implemented by:

UNFPA $985 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (100)

Gender and social norms

By 2025, strengthened mechanisms and capacities of actors and institutions to address discriminatory gender and social norms to advance gender equality and women’s decision-making

Total Spending:

$342,373

Implemented by:

UNFPA $342,373 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (58)
Non-core Resources (42)

Humanitarian action

By 2025, strengthened the capacity of critical actors and systems in preparedness, early action and in the provision of life-saving interventions that are timely, integrated, conflict- and climate-sensitive, gender-transformative and peace-responsive

Total Spending:

$216,010

Implemented by:

UNFPA $216,010 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (3)
Non-core Resources (97)

Population change and data

By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights

Total Spending:

$641,692

Implemented by:

UNFPA $641,692 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (96)
Non-core Resources (4)

Quality of care and services

By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices

Total Spending:

$289,561

Implemented by:

UNFPA $286,730 (99%)
GOV $2,831 (1%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (54)
Non-core Resources (46)

Ending preventable maternal deaths

By 2025, the reduction of preventable maternal deaths has accelerated

Total Spending:

$426,593

Implemented by:

UNFPA $426,593 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (49%)
Non-core Resources (51%)

Adolescents and youth

By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital

Total Spending:

$260

Implemented by:

UNFPA $260 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (100)

Gender and social norms

By 2025, strengthened mechanisms and capacities of actors and institutions to address discriminatory gender and social norms to advance gender equality and women’s decision-making

Total Spending:

$104,936

Implemented by:

UNFPA $104,936 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (24)
Non-core Resources (76)

Population change and data

Total Spending:

$114,604

Implemented by:

UNFPA $114,604 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (94)
Non-core Resources (6)

Quality of care and services

Total Spending:

$206,793

Implemented by:

UNFPA $206,793 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (36)
Non-core Resources (64)

Ending the unmet need for family planning

By 2025, the reduction in the unmet need for family planning has accelerated

Total Spending:

$672,414

Implemented by:

UNFPA $458,427 (68%)
NGO $90,499 (13%)
GOV $123,488 (18%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (51%)
Non-core Resources (49%)

Adolescents and youth

By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital

Total Spending:

$405

Implemented by:

UNFPA $405 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (105)
Non-core Resources (-5)

Policy and accountability

By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks

Total Spending:

$552

Implemented by:

UNFPA $-1,696 (-307%)
NGO $2,247 (407%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (-174)
Non-core Resources (274)

Population change and data

Total Spending:

$171,996

Implemented by:

UNFPA $172,007 (100%)
GOV $-12 (-0%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (102)
Non-core Resources (-2)

Quality of care and services

Total Spending:

$499,462

Implemented by:

UNFPA $287,711 (58%)
NGO $88,251 (18%)
GOV $123,499 (25%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (33)
Non-core Resources (67)

Dashboards available for Congo

Programme Documentation

CPD Congo [2004-2008] (DP/FPA/DCP/COG/3)

Cycle: -

CPD Congo [2020-2024] (DP/FPA/CPD/COG/6)

Cycle: 2020-2022

UNDAF Congo [2009-2013]

Cycle: 2009-2013

CPD Congo [2009-2013] (DP/FPA/CPD/COG/4)

Cycle: 2009-2013

CPD Congo [2014-2018] (DP/FPA/CPD/COG/5)

Cycle: 2014-2018

Technical notes and sources

The results featured here are only a selection of key results in line with strategic plan 2014-17 indicators. The selection does not reflect the full picture of all results achieved during the strategic plan cycle by UNFPA programme countries.
The source of data for most country level indicators is the UNFPA country annual reports for 2014-2017, unless stated otherwise
Results featured are cumulative - i.e., achieved between the 2014 and 2017 timeframe, and reflect the net situation, true as of the year selected
Majority of the results are captured from 127 UNFPA programme countries
Indicators that are marked ‘not achieved’ could imply any of the following conditions:
- The country may have achieved the result without the support of UNFPA
- The country has not targeted the given indicator during the 2014-2017 period
- UNFPA is supporting this area of work, but the result has not yet been achieved

Notes for key results

Maternal deaths averted: Results reflected for 46 UNFPA Supplies programme countries
Unintended pregnancies averted: Results reflected for 46 UNFPA Supplies programme countries
Unsafe abortions averted: Results reflected for 46 UNFPA Supplies programme countries
Number of countries that developed midwifery workforce policies based on international standards: Baseline data not available
Number of fistula repair surgeries supported: Baseline data not available
Number of countries that implemented at least 8 out of the UNFPA 10-step strategic-approach to comprehensive condom programming: Results achieved in 2014-2016 only
Number of countries that have capacity to implement the Minimum Initial Service Package at the onset of a crisis: UNFPA reflected non-cumulative figures for this indicator; the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) is a series of crucial actions required to respond to reproductive health needs at the onset of every humanitarian crisis. View here for more information on MISP
Percentage of countries affected by humanitarian crises that have functioning inter-agency gender-based violence coordination body as a result of UNFPA guidance and leadership: Baseline data not available
Number of countries that established comprehensive plan to report on UNFPA-supported Sustainable Development Goal indicators: Results achieved in 2017 only; baseline data not available
Number of countries that established online national population data platforms that are publicly accessible by users: : Results achieved in 2017 only; baseline data not available
Number of countries in which the capacity of national statistical authorities was developed to analyse and use disaggregated data on adolescent and youth: Baseline data not available; UNFPA reflected non-cumulative figures for this indicator
Number of countries that generated and used sub-national estimates of population, health and social data: Baseline data not available

The designations employed and the presentation of material on the map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNFPA concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.

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UNFPA Congo

Key humanitarian results 2024

220

381,000

3,700,000

14,218

16,897

104,632

2,323

38,755

51,911

39,072

691

95,911

29

37

14

5,114

350

Programme Activities

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Congo 2018 Programme Activities data

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Congo 2021 Programme Activities data

Congo 2022 Programme Activities data

Congo 2023 Programme Activities data

Congo 2024 Programme Activities data

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Notes for key results