Urgent appeal for the Congo

An emergency appeal for $1.5 million has been launched to aid some 90,000 displaced by violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cholera reported in a camp west of Goma. The consortium of Catholic charity and development organizations, Caritas Internationalis, has launched an emergency appeal for USD1.5 million to help 90,000 people displaced by violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The appeal will fund the urgent non-food needs of people uprooted in North Kivu. Renewed fighting in North and South Kivu since the end of August has hit the civilian population hard with an estimated 100,000 people fleeing their homes and taking shelter in camps. The five-month project by Caritas will provide household items such as blankets, hygiene products and cooking equipment to 15,000 families who have lost their homes and... [read full story]