NAIROBI — When the United Nations hosts a donor conference this week to raise $1.7 billion for the Democratic Republic of Congo, one important country will not attend: Congo itself. The government of President Joseph Kabila will boycott the gathering, denying that Congo faces a humanitarian crisis.

It’s another sign of the increasing isolation of the government of Kabila, who has faced rebellion and international criticism for holding on to power in defiance of constitutional term limits. The government has been blasting international “meddling.’’ Under international pressure, the government will hold elections in December.

The United Nations cites a collapse of political authority, leading to fighting that has displaced 4.5 million people and left 2 million children severely malnourished. It calls Congo one of the world’s worst humanitarian emergencies.

New York Times