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DRC: Fish war prompts thousands to flee
KINSHASA, 5 November 2009 (IRIN) - At least 16,000 civilians have fled deadly clashes in western Democratic Republic of Congo and are now languishing, many without food or shelter, in neighbouring Republic of Congo, according to the UN and local officials.
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DRC: Sexual violence prevention and re-integration funding "falls through cracks"
GOMA, 4 November 2009 (IRIN) - While medical and psychological care are being provided to survivors of sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 7,000 women and girls have been raped this year alone, UN and aid workers on the ground say the funding response has been too narrow, leaving key issues inadequately addressed.
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In Brief: UN to airlift tents for expulsees
JOHANNESBURG, 29 October 2009 (IRIN) - The UN is preparing to airlift tents and emergency response equipment to assist 60,000 Angolans expelled from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the past few months, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in New York on 28 October.
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Analysis: African IDP convention fills a void in humanitarian law
KAMPALA, 27 October 2009 (IRIN) - The African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa is a comprehensive document that will, if ratified, fill a void in international humanitarian law, say experts.
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DRC: Child disability, the forgotten crisis
GOMA, 23 October 2009 (IRIN) - Looking at herself in the mirror, nine-year-old Helena squealed with delight at her reflection, standing upright with just the slightest support of her therapist. A year before, Helena was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and identified for therapy in Mugunga II IDP camp in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Helena, able only to crawl, had been confined to very specific spaces due to the lava in the IDP camp.
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ANGOLA-DRC: Humanitarian crisis now unfolding
LUANDA-KINSHASA, 20 October 2009 (IRIN) - A burgeoning humanitarian crisis among the tens of thousands of people expelled by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to neighbouring Angola is beginning to unfold.
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ANGOLA-DRC: Hoping to halt reciprocal repatriation
JOHANNESBURG, 15 October 2009 (IRIN) - The number of Angolan refugees deported from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] has now topped 28,000, raising fears that a newly announced agreement between the two governments might not necessarily bring a halt to expulsions.
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In Brief: When health facilities become casualties
DAKAR, 14 October 2009 (IRIN) - Designed to be safe havens in times of disaster, health facilities are vulnerable to upheaval when catastrophe strikes, according to the UN, which is focusing on hospital safety for International Day for Disaster Reduction.
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ANGOLA-DRC: Retaliatory expulsions reach a new peak
JOHANNESBURG, 13 October 2009 (IRIN) - The tit-for-tat expulsion of thousands of Angolan refugees living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the repatriation of thousands of undocumented Congolese migrants working in Angola, is raising fears of a "humanitarian catastrophe" in the making.
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BURUNDI: Refugees agree to temporary relocation
BUJUMBURA, 12 October 2009 (IRIN) - More than 2,000 Congolese Banyamulenge refugees in Burundi have dropped their refusal to move to another camp in Burundi after the intervention of a senior government official.
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