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VDP: events recorded by UCDP

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UCDP recorded 164 eventsP that involve VDP in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 654P.

The low estimate is 542 and the high estimate is 1,140P. The count holds each event in which this actor is one of the two sides. It does not say which side caused a death. UCDP recorded these events in 1 country.

Among the 133 actors with a page, VDP has the 34th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. VDP is one of the two sides in 1 percentP of the 22,144P events in all countries with a page. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 220 events that involve VDP. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 164P, which is down 25 percent. Over the same periods, the count for all countries with a page went from 27,291 to 22,144P, which is down 19 percent. Events of state-based armed conflict are 0 percent of the events that involve VDP in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For all countries with a page, the share is 63 percentP.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

What UCDP calls an actor

A state or a non-state formally organised or informally organised group.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

Since the last update

The log has no change for VDP on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

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Figure 1. Events that involve VDP, by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events.
Events that involve VDP, by month, newest first
MonthEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Sep 20264P17P
Aug 20269P26P
Jul 202615P20P
Jun 20267P56P
May 202623P69P
Apr 20267P47P
Mar 202611P40P
Feb 20267P24P
Jan 20268P68P
Dec 20251544
Nov 202533154
Oct 20252589
Sep 20252135
Aug 20251482
Jul 20252760
Jun 202541100
May 202516110
Apr 202527102
Mar 202534140
Feb 2025814
Jan 20251125
Dec 2024514
Nov 2024531
Oct 20241127

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Countries and regions

Where UCDP recorded the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table of regions has 8 regions at most.

Table 1. Countries of the events that involve VDP, in name order
CountryEventsEstimated deaths in these events
DR Congo164P654P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Table 2. Regions of the events that involve VDP, in name order
RegionCountryEvents
Ituri provinceDR Congo1P
Nord Kivu provinceDR Congo112P
Sud Kivu provinceDR Congo50P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 2. Events that involve VDP, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 164 events with 654 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Other sides

The other side of the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table has 6 names at most.

Table 3. Other sides in the events that involve VDP, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
AFC128P572P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. VDP: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict00%
Non-state conflict128P78%
One-sided violence against civilians36P22%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Official channels

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Cite this page

ConflictStats. VDP: events recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/actor/vdp/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

The address of this page does not change. UCDP asks for a citation of its publications: Data sources and licences has it.

Questions

How many events that involve VDP did UCDP record?

UCDP recorded 164 eventsP that involve VDP in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.

What is an actor in UCDP data?

UCDP calls each side of an event an actor. An actor is a state, or a non-state group that is formally or informally organised. This site writes the name as UCDP writes it. It replaces the name of a group that is named for a person.

In which countries did UCDP record these events?

UCDP recorded them in DR Congo.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.