More than 230,000 displaced in DRC since start of the year, UN says | Conflict News

The UN says the forced displacement is one of ‘the most alarming’ humanitarian crises in the world.

More than 230,000 people have been displaced since the beginning of the year amid escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the United Nations.

The UN refugee agency UNHCR on Friday described the displacement as “the most alarming” humanitarian crisis in the world.

The resource-rich eastern provinces of North and South Kivu – which are home to more than 4.6 million displaced people according to the agency – have been mired in conflict for…