Reference :
V-P-CD-E-00854
Date :
23/12/2008
Caption :
West of Goma, Bweremana. ICRC distributing food to approximately 7,000 displaced people.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
Extracts from 23-12-2008 ICRC operational update .
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uneasy calm settles on North Kivu, but humanitarian concern remains acute
Humanitarian concern remains intense about thousands today living in North Kivu, both people in their homes and people forced by the fighting to flee.
Many families still lack food, water, shelter and other essential items. But for the humanitarian organizations trying to help them, access depends on security conditions on the ground.
General situation
Sporadic clashes have occurred between armed groups in the Masisi territory. In Grand Nord there have been reports of the local population suffering banditry.
Relief and other aid
Sake, Bweremana and Minova (30 - 45 km west of Goma)
Since 8 December, some 55,000 inhabitants and displaced people in the villages of Kirotshe, Kihindo, Shasha, Sake and Bweremana have received food supplies for one month. This operation is being carried out by the ICRC with support from volunteers of the Congo-Kinshasa Red Cross and is being coordinated with the World Food Programme. Tarpaulins and other essential items have been distributed to about 3,000 displaced people.
Original material :
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landscape
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