A two-week truce in eastern Congo has heavily reduced fighting, but with a week left aid workers and local civil society groups say not much help has reached millions of people who are trapped in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.
A mother Mapendo with her child sits outside her tent at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thursday, July 11, 2024. The top U.N. official in Congo on Monday, July 8, welcomed a two-week humanitarian cease-fire in its mineral-rich east, where she said violence has reached “alarming levels” and risked provoking a wider regional conflict. in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Thursday, July 11, 2024. The top U.N.
“Even in accessible areas, the displaced suffer because resources are limited,” said Barry, adding that the agency has yet to deploy additional resources. At least 416 violent attacks have targeted civilians across the country this year, resulting in 1,467 deaths. Nearly half the deaths were in the North Kivu province, according to the U.S.-based Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, known as ACLED.
The U.N. children’s agency last month reported a 30% increase in grave violations against children in eastern Congo during the first three months of this year, compared to the last quarter of 2023.
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