Patrick Abiba, Deputy Director of International Protection Division at the UN Agency, said that cases of sexual violence and human rights violations are constantly coming out on the close fronts of the fight. Local people are being looted in homes and businesses and they are being wasted.
The rebellious factions M3 are fighting with government security forces on the North Kivu and South Kivu provinces located in the eastern part of the Kango Democratic Republic, and M33 fighters have taken many areas under their control.
Unhcr The officer told reporters in Geneva that there is instability in both these provinces, more than 80 thousand people have become homeless to save their lives due to armed conflict and since January since January, more than 60 thousand people have entered Burundi.
According to the UN refugee agency, 895 cases of rape were registered in the last two weeks of February, which shows an average of 60 cases in a day.
Apart from sexual violence, local citizens are also facing the risk of getting into the grip of the residue of explosive material, especially the children and farmers engaged in taking care of their fields.
UN Humanitarian Office (OCHA)) On Monday, the armed fighters attacked at least two hospitals in Goma, the capital of North Kivu and kidnapped a large number of patients.
Humanitarian aid efforts for homeless, displaced people have also been affected due to the fight. World Food Program ,WfpAccording to) According to the violent conflict, the assistance campaign has been forced to stop.
However, in some parts of North Kivu, emergency food assistance has been resumed, under which food items will be distributed to about two lakh people.
Forced incidents of evacuation from home
There is a large movement of population in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces. The reason for this is the orders given by the M23 rebellious faction to leave the camps located near Goma to the interversely displaced people.
Due to insecurity in Eastern DRC, there is a possibility of crossing the border of many others in search of security and refuge.
The UN agency has stated that the citizens of DRC, who are running away from violent conflict, and the citizens outside the country are from the violence affected areas, may require refugee protection, according to the international and regional legal framework.
The organization has stressed that the decision to return voluntarily in violent affected areas will have to be decided on the basis of adequate information.
Exemption from ban on assistance money
When asked about the ban imposed by the US on humanitarian aid money, Uzin Biun, a UN refugee agency spokesman, said that some emergency countries have been exempted from this ban for 90 days. Among them, there is also a democratic republic of Kango.
DRC, full of mineral wealth, has been burning in crisis for the last several decades, where the availability of funds for the humanitarian aid campaign has been challenging.
The UNHCR spokesperson hoped that his organization would continue to support the needy among the emergency in the country.
Africa has more than 1 million DRC refugees in many countries, most of which are from neighboring countries. More than five lakh of these are in Uganda, while in January, thousands of people have taken refuge in Burundi after the attacks of M33 fighters.
Prior to the current crisis, 67 lakh people were displaced from their homes within the DRC boundaries.