As part of the Forgotten Crisis campaign, Malteser International has been been calling attention to the deteriorating situation in DRC for quite some time. The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has brought the country back into our headlines, but the news have hardly told the story of a larger humanitarian crisis already unfolding in the country. Violent conflicts in recent months have displaced more than 4.5 million people and a staggering 13 million people now require assistance.
Iovanna Lesniewski, Country Desk Officer for DR Congo at Malteser International talks about the recent Ebola outbreak and what we have been doing in the country.
Malteser International Americas is supporting ongoing relief efforts after the violent eruption of the Fuego Volcano in Guatemala on June 3, 2018. The emergency relief needs of families are becoming more apparent, and even more dire.
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