Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – More than half a million people have been displaced in the DR Congo since the start of 2009, the latest figures published by the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) in Geneva show. Heavy fighting between government forces and Rwandan rebels in the South Kivu area starting 12 July has created a new migration of 35,000 people out of the area, bringing the total displaced since January 2009 to 536,000. Overall, 1.8 million people have been displaced by the fighting.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 24 July 2009.
Filed under: International organizations
Tags: displaced persons, DR Congo, Geneva news, Rwandan rebels, South Kivu, UNHCR
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September 28th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Will other countries let them in?