Reference :
V-P-CD-E-00827
Date :
10/2008
Caption :
Vitshumbi. ICRC sets up a water tank run by the Congolese Red Cross.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
Photo prise entre le 14 et le 21 octobre 2008.
Extracts from 16-12-2008 ICRC Operational update :
Democratic Republic of the Congo: the displaced urgently need assistance
The ICRC is using the current relative stability to reach and assist the victims of the armed conflict in North Kivu. The humanitarian situation is an ongoing source of concern for the ICRC, even though there has been less fighting in recent weeks.
General situation
While the conflict between the armed opposition and government forces is on hold, fighting has continued sporadically in some parts of North Kivu. These skirmishes have triggered further displacement as villagers try to escape the violence. Violations of international humanitarian law continue to be a cause for concern, as is the plight of the 250,000 displaced persons in the Kivus who remain cut off from their homes and livelihoods.
[...]
An emergency facility in Vitshumbi set up by the ICRC and run by the Congolese Red Cross continues to produce 70,000 litres of drinking water a day, helping to stave off water-borne diseases among the area's 12,000 residents and displaced people.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
1920x1080
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
