DRC Army and UN Peacekeepers Try to Help Displaced Persons

In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the national army and United Nations peacekeepers are working to combat dozens of armed groups that have terrorized local populations. In North Kivu province alone, 1 million people - one-sixth of the entire population - has been displaced by violence. While combat rages, civilians are also fighting a daily battle of their own – the battle to survive.   At the Mugunga 3 camp for internally displaced persons, a few kilometers outside of Goma, ...

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