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11 July 2012 - 3:35pmThe humanitarian crisis in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is characterized by huge movements of internally displaced people (IDPs) who have been uprooted from their homes by armed attacks or the threat of violence. South Kivu Province is the most seriously affected, with over 856,... -
5 July 2012 - 4:12pmDenis Bahou and his family are among tens of thousands of Ivorians who are still struggling to recover from last year’s post-election violence. When the conflict claimed the lives of several of his close family members, Denis fled his home in Duékoué, western Côte d’... -
20 June 2012 - 11:05amTwo-year-old Arcade Maniragarura is one of many children affected by malnutrition in Burundi. Until May this year, Arcade, who has eight older siblings, was too weak to walk. In Burundi, nearly 1 million children under age 5 are chronically malnourished. According to UNICEF figures, Burundi has the world... -
4 June 2012 - 4:15pmThousands of families have fled their homes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) eastern province of North Kivu due to renewed fighting since the beginning of April. Many of the displaced people urgently need basic aid such as food, water, shelter and healthcare. As the crisis... -
1 June 2012 - 4:19pm“Help! Help! Evariste, Evariste, please open the door!” Early on the morning of 17 December 2011, Evariste Dindaye was woken by a man’s hysterical shouting. When Evariste opened his door, the panic-stricken man blurted out: “My wife is about to have a baby and she’s in...
