U.N. says Congo will need $2.25 bln to aid uprooted people in rebel-hit east

U.N. says Congo will need $2.25 bln to aid uprooted people in rebel-hit east

KINSHASA — The United Nations will need to mobilize a record $2.25 billion this year to address the mass displacement of people in east Democratic Republic of…

Congo needs $2.25 billion in humanitarian aid by 2023

The humanitarian needs of around 10 million Congolese are $2.25 billion this year. This was announced by the United Nations Humanitarian Office, Ocha, and the Congolese government on Wednesday. This amount should benefit the “critical needs” of people “affected by conflicts, epidemics and natural disasters”, especially in the east of the country.

U.N. says Congo will need $2.25 billion to aid uprooted people in rebel-hit east

KINSHASA (Reuters) - The United Nations will need to mobilise a record $2.25 billion this year to address the mass displacement of people in east Democratic Republic of Congo following a major offensive by M23 rebels last year, the U.N. coordinator for the country, Bruno Lemarquis, said on Wednesday. Read full story

U.N. says Congo will need $2.25 billion to aid uprooted people in rebel-hit east - Global News Network

By: Reuters KINSHASA (Reuters) – The United Nations will need to mobilise a record $2.25 billion this year to address the mass displacement of people in east Democratic Republic of Congo following a major offensive by M23 rebels last year, the U.N. coordinator for the country, Bruno Lemarquis, said on Wednesday. Decades of militia violence in Congo’s vast mineral-rich east worsened last year after the Tutsi-led M23 staged a major come-back in No…