Content_paragraphs:  According to the revised Humanitarian Response Plan for the Democratic
  
  Republic of the Congo, an estimated 25.6 million citizens of the Democratic Republic 
  
  of the Congo (7.5 million girls, 7.5 million boys, 5.4 million women and 5.2 million
  
  men) remained in need of assistance in 2020. The humanitarian community estimates
  
  that $2.07 billion are required to provide assistance to 9.2 million individuals
  
  (2.7 million girls, 2.7 million boys, 1.9 million women and 1.9 million men), with
  
  only 22 per cent of this amount funded as of August. 
  
   
  
   
  
   VI. Protection of civilians
   
  
   
  
   A. Mission strategies and political processes