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Congo (DRC)

Country profile

DR Congo has had a long history of civil war and insecurity. After an assessment mission in 2004, the needs were seen as great and intervention crucial as the highly complex conflict had left the country in a state of collapse compounded by years of neglect and pillage by the Mobutu regime.

In 2002, it was estimated that there were over 400,000 internally displaced persons in Katanga and most are still living in a precarious humanitarian situation.

Malnutrition, food insecurity, sexual violence, disease and especially the ravages of HIV/AIDS compounds the problem. There have been ongoing reports of use of antipersonnel mines by a number of rebel groups in 2002 and 2003.

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