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UN official warns humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo could worsen, announces $17 million CERF allocation
Summary
Joyce Musuya, a United Nations official, told the Security Council that the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is deteriorating rapidly and could become “devastating” if hostilities spread into the city of Goma.
Joyce Musuya, a United Nations official, told the Security Council that the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is deteriorating rapidly and could become “devastating” if hostilities spread into the city of Goma.
"The crisis in Eastern DRC is at a dangerous point. The situation is deteriorating rapidly, and if hostilities spill into Goma, a densely populated urban center, the impact on civilians could be devastating," Musuya said, and announced that the United Nations was allocating US$17,000,000 from the Central Emergency Response Fund for immediate life‑saving interventions.
The announcement matters because the scale of need in the country is already large and growing. Musuya said more than…
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