DRC Refugees Start A Better Life In Southern Rwanda
Over 7,000 refugees from the Democratic of Congo (DRC) have seen their living conditions improve after staying in the Nkamira transit centre for the last two years. In April, they moved to Mugombwa camp in Southern Rwanda and although they remain dependent on WFP food assistance their life has got better.
Helping Returnees Cope With Lean Season In North Kivu
Rebuilding life after months of displacement and destitution is always challenging for conflict-affected populations. In eastern DRC, WFP provides support to internally displaced people returning to their areas of origin in the early stage of their re-settlement so that they can get back on their feet.
A tense start - The third attempt to demobilise congolese rebel militias
Towns used as transit points for demobilised Congolese militias need practical support from the government in order to cope with the influx of ex-combatants
Millions driven from homes by civic violence - report
A record 33.3 million people around the world have been internally displaced by conflict
Number displaced by war soars to record 33.3 million - UN
Global displacement jumps by 4.5 million in a year, with one family fleeing inside Syria every 60 seconds, says report
Without education, there will be no peace - report
Children and parents affected by conflict say education is their number one priority after violence has died down
Eleven dead in Congo Republic after police, DRC group clash
CONGO-POLICE/CLASH:Eleven dead in Congo Republic after police, DRC group clash
United Nations disappointed by Congo mass rape trial verdict
Congolese court only convicted 2 soldiers over 2012 mass rape, acquitted 13 officers
Congolese soldiers use their boat to search for passengers of a boat that capsized in Lake Kivu near Goma in eastern DRC
Congolese soldiers use their boat to search for passengers of a boat that capsized in Lake Kivu near Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, May 6, 2014. At least one person died and a dozen others were missing after the boat capsized in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokesman for the United Nations mission in the country said on Monday. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY DISASTER)