UN AGENCY SEEKS ADDITIONAL $21 MILLION TO ASSIST CONGOLESE REFUGEES INUGANDANew York, Sep 20 2013 2:00PMThe United Nations refugee agency
said today it is seeking an extra $21.4 million to assist civilians
who have fled the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and
are taking refuge in neighbouring Uganda.
The amount covers needs until the end of the year and has been revised
to reflect the influx into Uganda’s Bundibugyo district of tens of
thousands of refugees from the Kamango area of DRC’s North Kivu
province since July, <"http://www.unhcr.org/
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
It is part of the total $43.7 million UNHCR is seeking to help
Congolese refugees who have arrived in Uganda to escape violence in
North Kivu province since early 2012. The larger appeal is only 28 per
cent funded so far.
According to the agency, the recent influx from North Kivu to
Bundibugyo began in July when a little-known Ugandan rebel group
active in the DRC, the Allied Democratic Forces, attacked the town of
Kamango and fought with Congolese Government troops, triggering waves
of displacement.
“The situation is currently more or less stabilized, but about 100
people a day are still crossing the border into this mountainous,
harsh but densely populated region,” UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards
<"http://www.unhcr.org/
Further south, near Goma, continuing clashes between armed groups and
the Congolese army, backed by the UN intervention brigade, as well as
fighting among the different militias and general lawlessness also
continues to push people into Uganda.
The funds are vital for, among other priorities, providing health,
water, sanitation and education services, as well as shelter
materials, farming packs and household items.
There are currently an estimated 2.6 million internally displaced
people (IDPs) in DRC, while more than 290,000 refugees have fled the
country since the start of last year, UNHCR said. In Uganda, more than170,000 have been assisted in three districts.Sep 20 2013 2:00PM
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For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news
said today it is seeking an extra $21.4 million to assist civilians
who have fled the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and
are taking refuge in neighbouring Uganda.
The amount covers needs until the end of the year and has been revised
to reflect the influx into Uganda’s Bundibugyo district of tens of
thousands of refugees from the Kamango area of DRC’s North Kivu
province since July, <"http://www.unhcr.org/
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
It is part of the total $43.7 million UNHCR is seeking to help
Congolese refugees who have arrived in Uganda to escape violence in
North Kivu province since early 2012. The larger appeal is only 28 per
cent funded so far.
According to the agency, the recent influx from North Kivu to
Bundibugyo began in July when a little-known Ugandan rebel group
active in the DRC, the Allied Democratic Forces, attacked the town of
Kamango and fought with Congolese Government troops, triggering waves
of displacement.
“The situation is currently more or less stabilized, but about 100
people a day are still crossing the border into this mountainous,
harsh but densely populated region,” UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards
<"http://www.unhcr.org/
Further south, near Goma, continuing clashes between armed groups and
the Congolese army, backed by the UN intervention brigade, as well as
fighting among the different militias and general lawlessness also
continues to push people into Uganda.
The funds are vital for, among other priorities, providing health,
water, sanitation and education services, as well as shelter
materials, farming packs and household items.
There are currently an estimated 2.6 million internally displaced
people (IDPs) in DRC, while more than 290,000 refugees have fled the
country since the start of last year, UNHCR said. In Uganda, more than170,000 have been assisted in three districts.Sep 20 2013 2:00PM
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For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news
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