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Congo-Kinshasa: Shortages Force Slashing of Food Rations in Kasai
allAfrica, 19 December 2017
Food shortages have forced the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to slash food rations in the conflict-ridden DR Congo province of Kasai, where more than three-quarters of a million… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: New Year Could Bring More Misery to Children in Restive Kasai Region, Warns UNICEF
UN News, 12 December 2017
New Year could bring more misery to children in DR Congo's restive Kasai region, warns UNICEF In the coming year, severe acute malnutrition could claim the lives of more than… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Agencies Boost Efforts to Alleviate Hunger in Greater Kasai
WFP, 20 December 2017
Against a backdrop of intense human suffering, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are joining forces to mitigate some of the effects of… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Kasai, DRC - Millions At Risk As Funding Dries Up
WFP, 7 December 2017
"We're letting down those who need us most," said Claude Jibidar, WFP's Representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)." A tightly planned surge had made a big… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Base Attack Ramps Up Security Fears for Vulnerable Civilians in Eastern Congo
IRIN, 15 December 2017
What international news there has been from the Democratic Republic of Congo recently has centred on the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in the south-central Kasai region. But… Read more »