Civilians at breaking point in eastern DR Congo warns top aid official, in call to resume talks
As the Security Council prepared to gather on Wednesday to debate the international community’s response to the growing emergency in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN’s top aid official there urged all warring parties to allow lifesaving relief supplies to reach the most vulnerable. https://ift.tt/kxyEIYt
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