Humanitarian needs in the ravaged city of Kisangani remain significant, with tens of thousands of people displaced and some 5,000 homes destroyed, humanitarian sources said on Tuesday. The number of civilian deaths from the fighting earlier this month between Ugandan and Rwandan troops is now estimated at over 600, and the figure is still rising. At least 3,000 civilians have been wounded. A UN inter-agency assessment mission to Kisangani observed the extent of the civilians' physical and psychological trauma and called for increased support from the international community regarding the emergency response phase and long-term rehabilitation efforts.
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