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Soaring violence in Congo displaces at least 250,000
People displaced by the ongoing fighting between Congolese forces and M23 rebels gather in a camp on the outskirts of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 13, 2024, as OCHA (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) head and representative Ramesh Rajasingham, carries out a working visit to the region
SOARING violence in Congo’s eastern region has displaced at least 250,000 people in the last month, a senior United Nations official said on Wednesday.
UN humanitarian office co-ordination director Ramesh Rajasingham described the situation as an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
Far from the nation’s capital Kinshasa, eastern Congo has long been over-run by more than 120 armed groups seeking a share of the region’s gold and other resources as they carry out mass killings.
