The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) is home to the second largest internal displacement crisis in Africa. But little information is shared with the outside world about what's happening in the country.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is home to the second largest internal displacement crisis in Africa . But little information is shared with the outside world about what's happening in the country.#1 In eastern DR Congo, a crisis of rare violence has been going on for more than two decades.
In the city of Bule, Ituri, hundreds of displaced people leave their shelters built on the Plaine Savo and Lala sites every night to sleep in town, seeking refuge in classrooms, churches or on the street. They are fleeing People no longer have access to basic services such as healthcare or safe potable water. Children who have dropped out of school are exposed to increased protection risks, such as being recruited by armed groups or forced into child labour.
Despite the scale of this crisis, it remains one of the most neglected in the world, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council's There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.According to an analysis conducted between July and December 2023, 25.4 million people, or 23 per cent of the population, face severe food insecurity . This means that many are only marginally able to cover their basic food needs, having lost other essential means of subsistence.
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