The internally displaced seek safety in other parts of their country, where they need help.
Annual number of IDPs remain stable, though UNHCR looking after more
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Ben Affleck's short film for Gimme Shelter
Actor-director Ben Affleck and Sir Mick Jagger have launched a short film for UNHCRs new Gimme Shelter campaign to help raise funds and awareness about the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the work of the UN refugee agency.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Life in Limbo
In the continuing violence in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, women and children are often caught in the crossfire. While the camps for the displaced offer some security for single mothers like Fatuma Kapuweli, she fears for her children's safety and welfare.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: An Uncertain Future
While parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are still engulfed in conflict, South Kivu province in the east has achieved relative stability. In the late 1990s, hundreds of thousands of Congolese fled to Tanzania. A decade later many are coming home, but to an uncertain future