DRC: Kinshasa and UN launch humanitarian response plan

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is calling for $1.4 billion to provide for those in the country who are struggling, as the fighting rages on between the M23 rebels and Congolese army.

Bruno Lemarchand, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the DRC, said, “in Congo, there are currently 5.3 million people internally displaced within their own country, mainly because of conflict. There are also 4.1 million people who have…