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Humanitarian situation in DRC's Goma 'extremely worrying'

UN warns of worrying humanitarian situation in DRC’s Goma amid assault by Rwanda-backed rebels

There was gunfire Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, as the United Nations warned of a worrying humanitarian situation amid clashes between Congolese soldiers and Rwandan-backed rebels who attacked the area and claimed to be in control.

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Humanitarian situation in DRC's Goma 'extremely worrying': UN

The UN on Tuesday said the humanitarian situation in the besieged DR Congo city of Goma was "extremely worrying" amid mass displacement, food shortages, looted aid, overflowing hospitals and widespread sexual violence.

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UN warns of 'worrying' humanitarian crisis in Goma

The United Nations said on January 28 that food assistance in and around Goma had been "paused" and voiced concern over food shortages. France 24's Angela Diffley tells us more.

Goma, Congo and M23 rebellion

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Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma

Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s largest regional hub.

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Thousands flee as DR Congo rebels claim control of Goma city

Rebels from the Congolese M23 movement say they have taken control of Goma It follows a lightning advance against the army After several hours of gunfire on Sunday night, the streets were reported quiet on Monday Goma is a vital trading and transport hub At the UN Security Council,

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Congo's M23 rebels take control of Goma airport, embassies attacked in capital

By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Rebels seized the airport of east Congo's largest city Goma on Tuesday, potentially cutting off the main route for aid to reach hundreds of thousands of displaced people,

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Rwanda, DR Congo leaders in crisis summit as Goma's fate hangs in balance

The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on ...

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DR Congo hospitals overwhelmed after Goma fighting - UN

There are growing international calls for peace talks to end the escalation of violence in the east of the Democratic ...

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‘No safe place to go to from Goma’ for millions as humanitarian crisis looms in eastern Congo city

Bodies are lying on the streets. Medical staff in overwhelmed hospitals are treating hundreds of wounded civilians against ...

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UN commends Rwanda for heeding 'last minute call' to relocate Goma-based staff

It was around 1:25 am, in the wee hours of Monday, January 27, when the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator to Rwanda, Ozonnia Ojielo, received an official letter from his counterpart in DR Congo ...

Fighting Ongoing Across DRC's Goma, Rwanda Troops in City, Says UN

"Active zones of combat have spread to all quarters of the city, all the neighborhoods of the city," Lemarquis, the deputy ...

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Chaos in Congo's Goma: Embassies of Rwanda, France & US attacked; UN says dead bodies lie in streets

A day after the rebels marched into the lakeside city, protesters in the capital attacked a UN compound and embassies ...

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UN peacekeeper death toll hits 17 as Congo rebels fight in Goma

Gunfire echoed through Goma, eastern Congo's largest city, on Tuesday as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels encountered resistance ...

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Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo, officials say, as rebels close in on Goma

Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six United Nations peacekeepers dead, UN officials said ...

Key DR Congo city on brink as pro-Rwanda forces take airport

An armed group backed by Rwandan troops took control of the besieged Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma's airport on Tuesday, a security source said, following three days of ...

Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo's Goma in major escalation

A rebel alliance spearheaded by the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 militia said it had seized the lakeside city of more than 2 million ...

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