[Editorial] Democratic Republic Of The Congo: Facing The Challenges Of Forced Migration In Host Communities As refugees pour over the border into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), they don’t know what awaits them. Forced to flee the violence between the government and Seleka rebel forces in their homeland of Central African Republic (CAR), women, children and the elderly are now in search of a safe place to sleep, even if that means finding refuge under a few tree branches on the banks of a riverbed. For thousands of CAR refugees, this is exactly the situation they now find themselves in. Settling on the sandbanks of the Ubangi River in north-western DRC, they are living in makeshift shelters with little access to clean water or sanitation facilities.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:33:45 +0000
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