UNICEF Country Program Support DRC 2022-2025

About this project

Sida has decided to continue supporting UNICEFs country programme in the DRC between 2022-2025. The support is thematic and covers the entire country programme. The intervention corresponds to Sweden's priorities in the current strategy for development cooperation with the DRC (2021-2025), particularly in the areas of improved basic health, human security as well as nexus. The operation is expected to contribute to improved local access to quality health care for children and pregnant women, particularly in areas related to immunisation and treatment of child diarrhoea and cholera, as well as improved access to local water and sanitation systems (WASH) and general health system strengthening. Furthermore, the intervention aims to provide children associated with armed groups and forces access to psychosocial support and opportunities to reintegrate into their original communities, as well as the possibility to resume schooling or to create their own livelihood through economic activities. The intervention also aims to contribute to strengthening and reducing the vulnerability of IDPs and local populations through improved basic health, nutrition, education, water and sanitation, among other things, so that they are better able to cope with future crises (this links to Sida's nexus work). UNICEF's current country programme in DRC is for the period 2020-2024, but Sida aims to support UNICEF until 2025, which means one year into a new UNICEF country programme. This intervention…

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Sweden · Government

Countries

Congo - Kinshasa

Sectors

Basic health carePrimary educationBasic nutritionBasic drinking water supply and basic sanitationChild soldiers (prevention and demobilisation)Multisector aid for basic social servicesI.2.b. Basic healthI.1.b. Basic educationI.4. Water supply and sanitationI.5.b. Conflict, peace and securityI.6. Other social infrastructure and services

Funded by

Sweden

Passes funds through

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Published by Sweden to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 2 Nov 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: SE-0-SE-6-16046.

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