Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Crushing Levels of Violence, Displacement Fuel Unprecedented Civilian Suffering
May 02, 2024
May 02, 2024
NEW YORK, May 2 (TNScapv) -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement on April 30, 2024, with 19 organizations:
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NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME/WASHINGTON - Escalating conflict is driving record levels of gender-based violence, displacement and hunger in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), threatening to push the country to the brink of catastrophe without urgent international action.
Decades of conflict and the resulting humani . . .
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NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME/WASHINGTON - Escalating conflict is driving record levels of gender-based violence, displacement and hunger in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), threatening to push the country to the brink of catastrophe without urgent international action.
Decades of conflict and the resulting humani . . .