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IDP estimate reaches 916,000

    NAIROBI

    The number of internally-displaced people (IDPs) in DRC is now estimated at 916,000, according to the latest report from the Office of the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the DRC. The IDP figure is about 86,000 higher than the previous estimate as a result of the Hema-Lendu ethnic conflict in Ituri and the volatile security situation in the Haut Uele district of Province Orientale, the report said. New population movements were also reported in the Walikale area of North Kivu and the Mongala area of Equateur, while some IDPs in South Kivu had returned to their home communities, it said.

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