Millions in eastern Congo in need of urgent care as humanitarian crisis, sexual violence worsen, UN says
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According to an official from the United Nations, the humanitarian situation in eastern Congo has been deteriorating into one of the worst situations the organization has ever seen.
She said the situation in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces "is frankly the worst situation we have ever seen," and that's in a country where more than 26 million people are hungry and need food.
Wosornu told a news conference that gender-based violence is "being perpetrated on a massive and distressing scale" with more than 35,000 survivors seeking access to treatment and services after attacks in just the first six months of 2023 in the three provinces. Given that only a fraction of survivors report gender-based violence, she said, "the number is likely to be higher."