UN. Already 350,000 people without a roof over their heads as a result of fights in the east of Congo

A spokeswoman for UNHCR Eujin Byun said that about 350,000 people lost their homes, because as a result of the fighting in the Gom itself about 70 percent were destroyed. residential buildings. According to UN data, the second most damaged city in ongoing clashes is Minova, on the opposite shore of Kiwu Lake.

UNHCR also emphasizes that a large number of unexploded bustle further hinders returns to homes to those who have nowhere to return.

– Hundreds of thousands of people now live in makeshift quarters, including churches and hospitals – said Byun. UNHCR also claims that the intensification of fights is accompanied by, among others The spread of infectious diseases and an increase in crime.

UNHCR spokeswoman emphasized that in the province of southern Kiw over 50 percent. Humanitarian organizations are not able to reach those in need. Their representatives present on site warn that without the decisive actions of the international community, the situation in the region will deteriorate quickly.

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Since the end of January, rebels from the M23 group continue the offensive in the eastern part of DRK. The largest city in this part of the country Goma and go south. On Friday, the M23 departments were to be occupied by the airport in the capital of the province of the southern Kiwu, Bukavu, on the southern shore of Lake Kiwu.

DRK authorities accuse the neighboring Rwanda of actively supporting the rebellion, which aims to take control of mineral raw materials resources. On Friday, the President of the Republic of Congo, who is adjacent to DRK from the northwest, condemned Rwanda's “expansionist ambitions.

During his speech at the Munich Safety Conference, Felix Tshiskedi also called for stigmatizing the attitude of the authorities in Kigali at the international forum.