Congo-Kinshasa: South Kivu - an Endless Flight

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Congo-Kinshasa: South Kivu - an Endless Flight

Press Release - In the last two years, the unrest in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has forced thousands of people to flee their homes. Many have found refuge on the other side of the border between North and South Kivu, where they share limited resources and land with equally vulnerable communities.

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