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The ICRC in DR Congo
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DR Congo: Funding appeal to boost emergency aid in east
DR of the Congo: In east of country, suffering such as rarely seen
DR Congo: Situation dire for civilians in Kitchanga and North-Kivu
Democratic Republic of Congo: A day in the heart of North KivuFacts and Figures
From January to March 2013, the ICRC:
- visited 4,800 detainees in 30 places of detention;
- in cooperation with the DRC Red Cross, reunited 330 children with their relatives (of which 140 had been recruited by armed groups). At the end of March 2013, more than 1,200 unaccompanied children and nearly 170 former child soldiers were still waiting to be reunited with there loved ones;
- evacuated 50 war-wounded patients, and performed 530 operations in NDosho hospital (Goma) and provided physical rehabilitation services to 260 war-wounded patients;
- repaired the water supply system to the benefit of 65,000 people following the violent clashes that occurred in the city of Kitchanga (North Kivu);
- distributed household items to about 49,000 people (displaced, returnees or particularly vulnerable people), food assistance to 81,000 people and seeds and tools to 48,000 people.
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VideoDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Violence rises to unprecedented levelsRed Cross Red Crescent Magazine
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