The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that the number of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a record high of 6.9 million. Nearly 200,000 people have fled their homes since the resumption of the fighting in the Rutshuru and Masisi regions, north of Goma, according to the UN humanitarian agency Ocha. More than two-thirds of the displaced people in the DRC live with host families. The organisation said that on top of the large-scale humanitarian crisis in the east, other regions have experienced conflict, insecurity, and disasters such as floods and landslides. The IOM is calling for additional financial resources for its operations in the DRC, saying it has received less than half of the $100 million requested.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 31, 2023 07:50 UTC