Escalating violence in eastern DRC is straining humanitarian assistance to women and children
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Global Food and Nutrition Securitydate: 20/05/2020
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Some 200,000 people have fled Djugu, Mahagi and Irumu areas and sought shelter in host communities and extremely overcrowded displacement sites in and around Bunia, Ituri’s capital, since the end of last year.
The humanitarian situation in Djugu area is especially precarious as 70 per cent of humanitarian workers have had to suspend operations due to the worsening security context.
Full text available here: https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/escalating-violence-eastern-drc-straining-humanitarian-assistance-women-and-children