[WFP] Kinshasa -- There are 25.6 million people who continue to face crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report. Armed violence, continued conflict and soaring food prices are driving acute food insecurity affecting displaced people and returnees. Despite high levels of hunger, the DRC boasts fertile lands and abundant water resources and possesses the inherent capacity to attain