Congo-Kinshasa:  WFP Food Brings Lifeline to Thousands Fleeing Unrest in Eastern DRC

United Nations World Food Programme, 27 November 2012

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of people are on the move, balancing their belongings on their heads or on chukudus, the local wooden scooters. They pack the ... read more »

Congo-Kinshasa:  UN Relief Agencies Working 'Around the Clock' to Assist Displaced in DR Congo

UN News Service, 27 November 2012

Humanitarian agencies and their partners are working "around the clock" to provide basic services such as water, food and shelter to more than 140,000 people displaced by the ... read more »

Congo-Kinshasa:  Hunger Crisis Looms As Families Flee Fighting in Eastern Congo

United Nations World Food Programme, 26 November 2012

An upsurge of fighting in Eastern Congo has forced thousands of families to flee their homes, leaving them with little access to food. WFP, which was already feeding nearly half a ... read more »

Congo-Kinshasa:  Oxfam Steps Up Response to Growing Crisis in Eastern Congo (press release)

Oxfam International, 26 November 2012

As the humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo grows, with thousands of people fleeing new fighting in the past 48 hours, Oxfam is stepping up the supply of life-saving aid to more ... read more »

Africa:  Democratic Republic of the Congo - Swift Action in Goma Helps Wounded and Wider Population (press release)

International Committee of the Red Cross, 23 November 2012

Following the recent clashes that shook the city of Goma and the surrounding area in North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), businesses and public transport have ... read more »