Reference :
V-P-CD-E-00847
Date :
25/11/2008
Caption :
West of Goma, Kirotshe. Women in a camp for displaced people.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
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.
Assistance
Sake, Bweremana and Minova (30 to 45 km west of Goma)
Together with the Congolese Red Cross, the ICRC distributed food to over 27,000 people in Saké, Kirotshe, Shasha, Kihindo and Bweremana this week in coordination with the World Food Programme.
The aid is reaching displaced people and residents alike. Many residents are hosting the displaced.
Beneficiaries received flour, beans, cooking oil and salt.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
3872x2592
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
