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UN Warns of Humanitarian Crisis in DR Congo

A surge in violence between ethnic groups has displaced thousands of people, creating a serious humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country.

  • Congo-Kinshasa:   Fighting Triggers Humanitarian Crisis

    UN News, 4 January 2013

    The substantial increase in violence among ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has led to a serious humanitarian crisis, displacing thousands of people who… Read more »

Sylvain Liechti/UN Photo

At the Kanyaruchinya internally displaced persons camp in Goma, a young boy waits to fill his containers at a water distribution area.

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