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UN: Record 6.9 million internally displaced in DR Congo

People displaced by conflict listen to a speech by the UN delegation in Komanda, Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Aug. 30, 2023.[File,VOA].

The number of internally displaced people within the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a record 6.9 million due to escalating violence, the United Nations said Monday.

The conflict between Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) rebels and militias loyal to DR Congo's government has intensified in the eastern province of North Kivu since early October, particularly north of the provincial capital Goma.

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