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Posted by The.IRC on December 28th, 2012
Thousands of people displaced by recent fighting between rebels and the Congolese army have flocked to makeshift camps on the outskirts of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, D.R. Congo | Tags: North Kivu |
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on December 27th, 2012
Her entire life, Brigitte dreamt of the moment she would be able to spell her name. When she was a little girl, her parents separated and she was sent to live with an aunt and babysit her cousins. They all ended up going to school, but she was kept at home. more »
Posted in Education, D.R. Congo | Tags: literacy |
Posted by The.IRC on December 21st, 2012
Negotiations between rebel forces and the Congolese government are stalled, and fears persist that insurgents will once again capture North Kivu’s provincial capital, Goma, and then continue south. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Gender based Violence, Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: emergency relief, Goma, North Kivu, Sexual Violence, South Kivu, conflict, humanitarian aid |
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on December 6th, 2012
This is the maternity ward at a health center in Niyragongo that was looted by armed men after local residents fled fighting between rebels and government troops. The IRC is working to repair damaged health centers and schools. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: North Kivu, conflict, maternal health |
Posted by The.IRC on December 5th, 2012
While her mother searches for food for the family, this 7-year-old is washing the dishes while also caring for her three siblings. Over 100,000 people who fled recent fighting are still sheltering in camps near the city of Goma. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: emergency relief, Goma, North Kivu, conflict |
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on November 30th, 2012
A baby's first meal in two days at a camp near Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. An estimated 140,000 people have been displaced by recent fighting between rebels and government soldiers ouside the city. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, D.R. Congo | Tags: emergency relief, Goma, North Kivu, conflict |
Posted by The.IRC on November 29th, 2012
An IRC team yesterday began an assessment of the damage and destruction inflicted on health clinics and schools by fighting between rebels and government soldiers outside the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Education, Africa, D.R. Congo |
Posted by The.IRC on November 21st, 2012
Thousands of people displaced by recent fighting between rebels and the Congolese army have flocked to a makeshift camp on a lava field on the outskirts of Goma, near Africa's most active volcano. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: emergency relief, conflict, humanitarian aid, Congo crisis, photo |
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on November 20th, 2012
More than 50,000 previously uprooted people had to vacate a camp just north of Goma when fighting resumed last week. Many more local residents were driven from their homes. Food, water and health care are scarce. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: emergency relief, conflict, humanitarian aid |
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on October 12th, 2012
It is a blazing hot afternoon in Mikenge, a village in the highlands of South Kivu province, when 19-year-old Joyeuse staggers through the gates of the brand new hospital. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: health, Malaria, South Kivu, humanitarian aid | 1 Comments
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