Democratic Republic of the Congo: Escalation of violence leads to hunger and displacement
Nine organisations are calling for swift action to alleviate the plight of millions of people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) is currently worsening dramatically. Decades of fighting have already led to 6.4 million internally displaced persons and 5.3 million refugees. Since autumn last year, a new outbreak of violence has turned another million people into displaced persons in their own country.