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Humanitarian Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Snapshot report, 26 November 2009

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Humanitarian needs and response at a glance

- The DRC hosts an estimated 2 million IDPs, currently more than any other country in the world.

- The crisis is caused by two elements: chronic instability, and recurrent acute waves of fighting.

- The crisis is mainly concentrated in the east's Kivu provinces, and in the north-east's Province Orientale.

- Despite insecurity and logistic obstacles, humanitarian actors are working to reach as many beneficiaries as possible.

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