Reports

DAKAR, 18 December 2012 (IRIN) - Over 700,000 people could be displaced if military intervention goes ahead next year in northern Mali, according to preliminary estimates by humanitarian agencies, who stress that the numbers are just…

(Bangui, 18 December 2012): Hundreds of people have been displaced from their homes in the northeastern towns of Sam Ouandja and Ndélé (Hautte Kotto and Bamingui Bangoran prefectures respectively) as Union des Forces Démocratiques pour le…

Since hard-line Islamist groups took control of northern Mali earlier this year, regional and international attention has focused on plans for an African-led military force to drive out the insurgents. But this focus has distracted from…

10 December 2012 By Sarah Marzouk International HelpAge is extremely concerned about the continuing violence and humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Reports of violence, looting and killings continue, including in Mugunga III internally displaced persons…

4 December 2012 – Amid reports of volatility in the area, the United Nations refugee agency today said it is concerned about the security of displaced people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…

GOMA, République démocratique du Congo, 4 décembre (HCR) – Le HCR a fait part mardi de son inquiétude sur la sécurité des personnes déplacées et des travailleurs humanitaires, dans les camps de l'est de la RDC,…

UNHCR is worried for the security of displaced people and aid workers in camps in eastern Congo after an attack on Saturday at the Mugunga III camp outside Goma. There were no deaths or serious injuries…

(Kinshasa, 2 December 2012): Twelve days after the take-over of Goma by the M23 rebel movement, the humanitarian and protection situation remains extremely worrying in North Kivu. At least 130,000 people are displaced in spontaneous sites…

While security conditions have improved in most of DRC, the eastern region of North Kivu continues to experience violence and displacement. Besides affecting the population, the crisis also reduces humanitarian access and data availability. Values in…

CAFOD is continuing to monitor the humanitarian situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Its programme manager in the country, Bernard Balinuno, has sent this latest report: “The markets have opened in Goma, but…