The Supreme Commissar of the UN Human Rights, Folker Turk expressed concern about the exacerbation of the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A protrusion at a special gesture by the UN Council for Human Rights Dedicated to Events in the DRC, he called for urgent international intervention in the situation.
According to him, the continuing clashes between the security forces and the rebel group “Movement of March 23” (M23) exacerbate the chronic humanitarian crisis in the African country.
“In this conflict, the civilian population was again drawn into a spiral of violence,” the Supreme Commissioner stated.
The Turk said that from January 26 of this year, about 3 thousand people were killed in the DR Congo, more than 2.8 thousand were injured. According to him, real numbers can be much higher.
Collisions in DR Congo
Since the beginning of the year, due to the ongoing fierce clashes between the “M23” and the security forces in the east of the DR Congo, more than 500 thousand people have been moved.
The United Nations and the Democratic Republic of the Congo accuse Rwand of support “M23”, but Rwanda denies these accusations.
The group arose under the name “Movement of March 23” after the failure of a peace agreement signed by the countries of the region on March 23, 2009 to ensure security in the east of the Congo. Later it began to be called m23.
M23 represents the interests of the ethnic minority of Tutsi. This nation belongs to the current president of Rwanda Paul Kagama.
Having taken control of many villages and cities of the region, the M23 movement recently captured Goma, the administrative center of the province of North Kiva.
The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN UN) reported that as a result of the conflict, which has continued since the beginning of the year, 900 people were killed and 2880 were injured.