News Brief: Crisis in the Congo
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Hey GCC, Check out this article about the refugee crisis in the Congo.
United Nations seeks $59 mln for refugees in Congo
The United Nations is asking rich nations to help raise $59 million to support refugees who have fled conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thousands of Congolese have fled fighting in the northern province of Equateur taking refuge in neighboring Congo Republic. "But they have very limited resources and a small population, over half of whom subsist on $1.25 per day," said John Holmes, the U.N. humanitarian affairs chief. The U.N.'s biggest peacekeeping mission is in the Democratic Republic of Congo; it has been in the country since 1999 to help the government as it struggles to reestablish control over the vast central African nation. A 1998-2003 war and the ensuing humanitarian disaster have killed an estimated 5.4 million people in the country.
(3/10/10 Reuters AlertNet)
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