A joint mission at the weekend by the DRC Ministry of Health, local and international NGOs, and the provincial administration of Katanga, has complemented and reinforced the prior impression of widespread malnutrition, prolonged displacement of civilians and severe economic depression, a report on Tuesday by UNOCHA, which coordinated the visit, stated. The residents of this frontline area, both host population and internally-displaced people (IDPs), were living in fear of confrontation and convinced of being unfairly forgotten by the world, it added. Some 7,000 displaced had found refuge in Ankoro town, while 70,000 others were dispersed in an area of 20,000 square kilometres between Manono and Kabalo, the report said. The displaced emphasised their need for food and medicines, but also seeds and tools - indicating their wish to become self-reliant, it said.
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