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Humanitarian actors noted on Thursday 17 November that some 280,000 people in North Kivu have fled their living environments since last March due to fighting.
According to them, more than 128,000 of these displaced people are stationed in Nyiragongo territory.
Most of these people occupy schools, hospitals, churches and other makeshift places, while thousands more live with host families.
More than 7,000 people have taken refuge in neighboring Uganda.
The Minister of Social and Humanitarian Affairs, Modeste Mutinga, said that humanitarian aid remains essential for the survival of these people, including thousands of children:
“The daily life of displaced people is very difficult despite the continuous response from the Congolese government and humanitarian partners. Families continue to flock to the vicinity of Goma. While the government is busy resolving this crisis, there is an urgent need to find a solution to this crisis.”
He announced plans to build suitable sites for the temporary reception of displaced persons who continue to flow into Goma.
Modeste Mutinga recognized that thousands of families need shelter, protection, household items, food aid, health care, clean water and sanitation infrastructure.
In this difficult context where access to all affected populations remains a major challenge, humanitarian actors are providing aid in all accessible areas and working to reach as many people as possible.
Over the past three weeks, thousands of families have received food aid and clean water; health centers have been stocked with medicines; children separated from their families received assistance.
Foster families also need support.
