Amid reports of volatility in the area, the United Nations refugee agency today said it is concerned about the security of displaced people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after an attack on a camp outside of the provincial city of Goma over the weekend.
While there were no deaths or serious injuries, people's homes and the pharmacy of the Mugunga III camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) were looted, one person was badly beaten, and there were six unconfirmed rape cases, according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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