Showing posts with label DR Congo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DR Congo. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Monday, December 08, 2008
DR Congo...the crisis continues.
More stunning photographs form The Boston Globe...
Pregnant women are reflected in a puddle as they
stand in line to receive birth kits from a local NGO at a camp for
Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Kibati, on November 12, 2008.
With a "schizophrenic" mandate and a lack of troops and logistics, UN
peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo are being accused of being
powerless and ineffective. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images) #
Congo's crisis worsens - The Big Picture - Boston.com
A
boy looks on at the Mugunga displaced people camp, November 12, 2008 in
the outskirts of the town of Goma, DR Congo.
Pregnant women are reflected in a puddle as they
stand in line to receive birth kits from a local NGO at a camp for
Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Kibati, on November 12, 2008.
With a "schizophrenic" mandate and a lack of troops and logistics, UN
peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo are being accused of being
powerless and ineffective. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images) #
Congo's crisis worsens - The Big Picture - Boston.com
A
boy looks on at the Mugunga displaced people camp, November 12, 2008 in
the outskirts of the town of Goma, DR Congo.
More links and information:
Confusion Reigns on Congo’s Front Line NYTimes.com 11/18
Mai Mai Fighters Third Piece in Congo's Violent Puzzle - NYTimes.com 11/20
Doctors without Borders - Official Site
Condition:Critical - DWB awareness initiative
DR Congo - Wikipedia Entry
Battle of Goma, 2008 - Wikipedia Entry
DR Congo - NYTimes Topics Page
MONUC U.N. Mission in DR Congo
Monday, November 03, 2008
DRC...inside a refugee camp
The UN says it has credible reports that some camps sheltering
50,000 displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have
been destroyed.
Aid groups say they are struggling to reach an estimated
250,000 people in the region fleeing fierce fighting between government
and rebel forces.
BBC NEWS | Africa | Inside a DR Congo refugee camp
Saturday, November 01, 2008
One of the many Impacts of the crisis in the DRC
We have been closely watching the situation in Eastern Congo deteriorate rapidly over the last few weeks and then see
things have become even worse over the last week.
In the middle of this fighting are the rangers of Virunga National Park who are fighting to stay alive.
Please find out more by visiting the official website of Virunga National Park.
Miliband flies to Goma as rebels advance | World news | The Guardian
Fred Robarts: Four ways to alleviate the Congo crisis | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
Friday, October 31, 2008
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