Ituri province, in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has been gripped for decades by recurring cycles of violence. Since mid-February there has been a resurgence of attacks, many of them targeting civilians, resulting in significant casualties, especially among women and children. In response to people’s critical medical needs in the province, in […]
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) the humanitarian crisis has reached dramatic proportions in 2023, with massive levels of violence and displacement. In North Kivu, armed clashes linked to the resurgence of the M23 armed group have forced up to 1 million people to flee their homes. Often overshadowed, the provinces of Ituri and […]
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Medical facilities supported by teams from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have received huge influxes of war-wounded patients as thousands of people flee the latest waves of armed clashes in North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). With civilians and medical facilities caught in the crossfire, MSF urgently calls on all […]
More than one million people have fled the fighting linked to the resurgence of the M23 armed group in North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Hundreds of thousands of them currently live in complete destitution in overcrowded camps in Goma, the provincial capital, and the surrounding area. Claire Magone, MSF-France’s Executive […]
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For hundreds of thousands of displaced people living in camps around Goma, survival is a daily struggle, especially for women. Every day, around 701 women who are survivors of sexual assault present themselves at the structures set up by MSF in the Lushagala, Bulengo, Elohim, Shabindu, Rusayo and Kanyaruchinya sites – an unacceptable situation. The […]
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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have been mobilised urgently in the territory of Rutshuru, in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in response to an outbreak of suspected cases of cholera, particularly in the Binza and Rutshuru health zones. More than 1,500 patients have been treated since the beginning of […]
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Since early 2023, Djugu territory in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has seen intense intercommunal violence and armed clashes, forcing an estimated 156,000 people to flee their homes. This is the latest surge of violence in a decades-long conflict, which has seen 700,000[1] people displaced within Djugu territory and 1.7 million across Ituri […]
Read More… from Insecurity and lack of access to healthcare: the forgotten emergency of Ituri
Some 600,000 displaced people are living in desperate conditions, with inadequate access to food and exposed to violence in camps around Goma, in the North Kivu region. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)’s medical teams have witnessed alarming rates of malnutrition and mortality in some of the camps. UN agencies recently announced they would be […]
More than 80,000 people have arrived in South Kivu’s Minova health zone, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after fleeing conflict in neighbouring North Kivu province. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has launched an emergency response with a focus on reaching people in areas where humanitarian assistance is non-existent. When day breaks, Rehema […]
In just two weeks, more than 670 victims of sexual violence have been treated by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in camps for displaced people around Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu, representing 48 new victims per day. These shocking figures reflect the extreme vulnerability and risk of violence faced by displaced […]