Humanitarian crisis worsens amid fighting upsurge in eastern DRC: UN

Congolese civilians who fled from Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, wash their feet after arriving at a reception centre in Rugerero near Gisenyi, in Rubavu district, Rwanda on January 28, 2025. 

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Humanitarian crisis is worsening as violence escalated in three eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN humanitarians said on Wednesday.

The provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri have seen a recent surge in hostilities, as part of M23 rebels in the Kivus stated aim to take Kinshasa.