Author: International Rescue committee
Publisher: International Rescue Committee
Publication Date: January 23, 2008
Copyright: 2008
Publisher Website: http://www.theirc.org
Language: en
Category: Congo-Kinshasa, Conflict, Peace and Security, Arms and Military Affairs, Human Rights, Health and Medicine, Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has been mired in conflict for over a decade, with devastating effects on its civilian population. The most recent war of 1998–2002 was characterized by mass displacement, collapse of health systems and food shortages, all contributing to major elevations of mortality. Although a formal peace accord was signed in December 2002, the war has since given way to several smaller conflicts in the five eastern provinces that have continued to exact an enormous toll on the lives and livelihoods of local populations.
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