Congo-Kinshasa: New Fighting in Eastern DR Congo Adds to Already Dire Humanitarian Situation - UN

19 November 2012

Fresh clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between fighters with the rebel 23 March Movement (M23) and the national army have forced thousands of displaced men, women and children to flee again, adding to what United Nations agencies say is an already dire humanitarian situation in which over 2.4 million people are internally displaced due to conflict.

An estimated 60,000 people have been displaced as the M23 - composed of soldiers who mutinied from the national army in April - launched new attacks in recent days in North Kivu province. The rebels are said to be advancing towards the provincial capital of Goma, despite the efforts of the DRC armed forces, known by the French acronym FARDC, and peacekeepers serving with the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO).

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