Thousands flee ADF attacks in Eastern DR Congo
This is a summary of what was said by
UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be
attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in
Geneva.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is rushing
support to tens of thousands of people who have been recently displaced in the
aftermath of brutal attacks and fighting by the armed groups in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu and Ituri provinces.
More than 50,000 people have fled in the aftermath of a recent
upsurge in fighting in North Kivu. The displaced include an overwhelming number
of children – including many who are unaccompanied by either a parent or
guardian.
Brutal attacks blamed on the armed group Allied Democratic
Forces (ADF) killed at least 13 people at ...
