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Govt, M23 clashes displace 90K people in Congo’s North Kivu: UN

Govt, M23 clashes displace 90K people in Congo’s North Kivu: UN

United Nations, Jan 28 (IANS) UN humanitarians report that recent clashes between Congolese forces and M23 rebels have displaced about 90,000 people, a UN spokesman said. The chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Stephane Dujarric, said on Friday that initial reports from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) centered the fighting in and around Kitchanga in North Kivu province in eastern Congo. "Many of the displaced are seeking refuge in nearby Mweso, in schools and churches and with host families," Dujarric added. "As more displaced people arrive in Mweso, humanitarian organisations are concerned about the spread…
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