Content_paragraphs:  On 13 September, the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  
  reported 10,390 confirmed COVID-19 cases across 19 of the country’s 26 provinces,
  
  including 264 deaths and over 9,807 recoveries. Despite a slowdown in reported new
  
  cases, the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 may considerably worsen the
  
  humanitarian situation and have an adverse impact on social cohesion, inequality and
  
  
  
   
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  community resilience, while increasing poverty and the risk of human rights
  
  violations. Several ministries, civil society organizations and United Nations agencies
  
  conducted awareness-raising campaigns on gender-based violence related to
  
  COVID-19 and supported activities for women’s empowerment. United Nations
  
  agencies also supported the inclusion of refugees and internally displaced persons in
  
  the national COVID-19 preparedness and response plan.