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DRC: Children most vulnerable ...

DRC: Children most vulnerable as thousands need urgent aid

africa » dem rep congo » north kivu
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Hundreds of children are fending for themselves after being separated from their families in fighting between the army and rebels in the eastern...
refugees, children, unicef, unhcr, rebels
Oxfam begins to double its aid...

Oxfam begins to double its aid effort in eastern Congo

africa » dem rep congo » goma
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
International aid agency Oxfam is to double its aid effort and help nearly 200,000 people caught up in the recent upsurge of fighting in eastern...
refugees, displaced, fighting, violence, aid agency
Up to 100,000 people displaced...

Up to 100,000 people displaced in the last week in North Kivu, DRC

africa » dem rep congo » goma
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
UNICEF urgently responding to prevent cholera, malnutrition, and child exploitation Up to 100,000 people, around 60 per cent of which are children,...
refugees, displaced, fighting, cholera
50,000 displaced receive assis...

50,000 displaced receive assistance from UNICEF as fighting intensifies in eastern DRC

africa » dem rep congo » north kivu
Sunday, November 02, 2008
The heavy fighting in North Kivu, DRC, has intensified over the last 48 hours causing massive displacement of tens of thousands of people towards...
fighting, refugees, displacement, violence, rebels
DRC-UGANDA: Facilities overwhe...

DRC-UGANDA: Facilities overwhelmed as refugees stream to border

africa » uganda » kampala
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Food, water, health and sanitation facilities at several villages on the Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) border are overstretched as...
refugees, civilians, displaced, unhcr
CHAD: Armed attacks blocking a...

CHAD: Armed attacks blocking aid in the east

africa » chad » dogdore
Friday, October 31, 2008
Rampant armed attacks have forced aid agencies to suspend critical humanitarian assistance to thousands of displaced people in eastern Chad. Aid...
attack, aid agency, refugees, bandits
Thousands flee fighting in DRC

Thousands flee fighting in DRC

africa » dem rep congo » north kivu
Friday, October 31, 2008
The humanitarian and human rights crisis in North Kivu province, eastern DRC is worsening rapidly as rebel forces of the CNDP threaten to overwhelm...
refugees, fighting, rebel, civilians
ZAMBIA: Border closed to DRC r...

ZAMBIA: Border closed to DRC refugees

africa » zambia » kasumbalesa
Thursday, October 30, 2008
The Zambian government has closed its border to any refugees arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as fighting intensifies in the east...
refugees, border, fighting, disease
MAURITANIA: Repatriated refuge...

MAURITANIA: Repatriated refugees returning to Senegal

africa » senegal » dodel
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Dozens of young Mauritanians recently repatriated from Senegal are crossing back over into long-time refugee communities because schools in...
repatriation, refugees, ethnic violence
GLOBAL: Defining the Rights of...

GLOBAL: Defining the Rights of the Internally Displaced

africa
Friday, October 17, 2008
At least 26 million people across the world are displaced within their own countries because of armed conflict. Another 50 million have been made...
refugees, displaced, conflict, natural disaster
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