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Displaced Congolese ponder their future in North Kivu

On the Run: Displaced Congolese ponder their future in North Kivu. © UNHCR/S.Schulman

Rebel raids displace more than 100,000 civilians in eastern Congo

GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, April 21 (UNHCR) – More than 100,000 Congolese civilians have been displaced in the volatile province of North Kivu over the past seven weeks as a result of raids by rebels who recently fought the armies of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Other DRC Stories

February 24, 2009
UNHCR concerned about violence in North Kivu as 3,000 people flee homes.
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January 30, 2009
New displacement reported as military operations start in South Kivu. Find out more »

January 6, 2009
UNHCR visits Congolese towns attacked by Lord's Resistance Army. Find out more »

November 28, 2008
UNHCR starts moving vulnerable displaced Congolese to safer area.
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November 27, 2008
Some 13,000 Congolese flee to Uganda as violence flares in Rutshuru. Find out more »

November 20, 2008
UNHCR and partners rush to complete new camp in eastern Congo. Find out more »

November 5, 2008
First food reaches displaced Congolese in camps around Goma. Find out more »

October 31, 2008
UNHCR concerned for 50,000 displaced people in Congo after camps reportedly emptied. Find out more »

October 29, 2008
Up to 45,000 Congolese flee IDP camp and flow into Goma. Find out more »

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Slideshows

On the move in North Kivu
The ebb and flow of conflict has left many people constantly on the move, while many families have been separated.
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Congolese towns attacked by Lord's Resistance Army
The rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacked Faradje on December 25-26, leaving at least 70 people dead and forcing some 37,000 to flee.
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UNHCR and Partners Bring Aid to North Kivu
The UN refugee agency continues to hand out desperately needed shelter and household items to tens of thousands of internally displaced Congolese in North Kivu.
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For the most up-to-date information on UNHCR's relief efforts in the DRC, visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo page on the UNHCR International website.