The United Nations (UN) Humanitarians warned on Friday, a dire displacement crisis is on the increase in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as M23 Rebels make headway while aid routes are cut off.
UN refugee agency spokesperson Eujin Byun, told reporters in Geneva, Switzerland, “the crisis is worsening as people flee to areas where humanitarian aid cannot reach due to insecurity.”
The development is coming a day after the top UN aid official in the country Bruno Lemarquis warned that a shortage of humanitarian routes was threatening the aid works in the region.
According to news.un.org:
The UNHCR spokesperson also highlighted the fact that “heavy artillery shelling and looting” have destroyed 70,000 emergency shelters around Goma and Minova in North and South Kivu provinces, leaving some 350,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) “once again without a roof over their heads”.
While some 100,000 displaced people have attempted to return to their home areas – where they are met with damage to their homes and a lack of essential services – many remain stranded, Ms. Byun said.
