GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 30 October 2008 In eastern DR Congos North Kivu province, war rages on between government forces and rebels. Over the last six weeks alone, more than 250,000 people have been forced to flee fighting, bringing the total number of displaced people in the province to over 1 million.
Were now starting to see internally displaced people who have been displaced for the second, third, fourth and even fifth time, said UNICEF Communications Specialist in Goma, Jaya Murthy. Nearly 20 per cent of the population of North Kivu is now displaced.
However, the current violence has forced aid organizations to suspend their humanitarian activities temporarily throughout most of the province.
Because of the insecurity, humanitarian access is virtually zero right now, said Mr. Murthy. We just cant get to the places where we need to get to assist these people who are truly desperate in need of assistance.
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