DR CONGO: ‘World cannot stand idle as millions in DR Congo ‘suffer in silence,’ says UN agency’, UN New Centre, 17 January 2018

The serious deterioration in the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic over the past year has been further complicated by recent floods and health crises, the United Nations migration agency said Wednesday, appealing for urgent funding to ensure continued assistance and protection for millions in need. Across the country, some 4.3 million remain displaced, of them 1.7 were forced from their homes last year. In 2018, over 13 million are feared to be in need of humanitarian assistance throughout the country. Children, young men, women and ethnic minorities are among the hardest hit, and nutrition, food-security and protection greatest needs. 'World cannot stand idle as millions in DR Congo 'suffer in silence,' says UN agency', UN New Centre, 17 January 2018