Democratic Republic of the Congo –
Urgent support required for over a million displaced Children and Women
UNICEF
Humanitarian Action Update
Report- 1 June 2010
Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Date: 02 Jun 2010
– Armed conflict, violence against civilians, rape, forced recruitment of children into armed forces and major population movement continues to affect large areas of eastern DRC, while the situation remains fragile in the rest of the country.
– Almost 1.9 million people are still displaced in the DRC, of which about 50 per cent are children.
– In addition to ongoing violence in eastern DRC, conflict has broken out in the Equateur province, displacing almost 200,000 people.
– UNICEF urgently needs US$14 million in order to respond to the most urgent needs of children and women in the DRC.
