The total number of internally displaced people now stands at 4.5 million – second only to Syria in current conflicts – while another 750,000 have fled to neighboring countries. These displaced people and refugees are living in desperate conditions, without adequate shelter, nutrition, and health care, and with virtually no access to education.
Letztes Jahr waren etwa zwei Millionen Menschen in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo gezwungen, ihre Heimat zu verlassen, die Hälfte davon in der zuvor friedlichen Provinz Kasai.