Hundreds of thousands of people have been driven from their homes in recent fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has called for the UN mission, known by its French acronym, MONUC...
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To be supplemented by another 3,000 peacekeepers.
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MONUC peacekeepers patrol the town of Goma, maintaining a fragile calm in the city, which had been besieged by rebels fighting the DRC government's forces.
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Thousands of civilians fleeing to Goma to escape the fighting.
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UN agencies have stepped up efforts to assist those displaced by the violence.
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The UN Children's Fund begins to distribute aid to displaced people, including some who ran out of food some weeks ago.
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Bambo Camp for internally displaced people in the Rutshuru district.
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The World Food Programme (WFP) distributed food at Horebo camp, at Nyanzale in Rutshuru district.
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Women collecting food...
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At a WFP food distribution point in Horebo camp.
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Uwizeye Sekugabanye and her family head home from the camp.
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Salt being divided at the WFP food distribution point for Horebo camp.
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Displaced people carrying supplies away.
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A mother and her child at the Mungano feeding centre in Goma, run by Caritas agency and supported by the WFP.
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