How Millions Have Been Dying in the Congo by Neal Ascherson. DRC_SpringEconReport.pdf?resourceurlname=DRC_SpringEconReport. DRC-Completion%20Point-EN1%2BIFM%20Final. RSCPB8-StabilisingCongo. The Congo Wars. The Political Economy Of Third World Intervention: Mines, Money, And U.S. Policy In The Congo Crisis. The HC Interview: Democratic Republic of the Congo. January 2012, Ntoto, North Kivu, DRC: Woman and children who sought refuge in a school after fleeing fighting between the Forces de Défense pour la Libération du Rwanda (FDLR) and Forces de Défense Congolaise (FDC). Credit: Sylvain Liechti/ MONUSCO The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) faces multiple crises including attacks by armed groups, massive displacement, food insecurity and disease outbreaks.
Approximately 1.8 million people remain displaced, mostly in eastern DRC, due to conflict. Last year, measles and cholera epidemics claimed more than 2,400 lives, mostly children’s. Conflict and insecurity severely affect the humanitarian response in DRC. In 2011, there were 177 attacks against aid workers in the Kivus. A serious decline in funding and resources also affects the ability to help thousands of people in desperate need. Fidèle Sarassoro has been the Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in DRC since 2010. A: DRC has many humanitarian issues and challenges. 'Congo Masquerade'
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