UN REPORT-GLOBAL DISPLACEMENT-RECORD HIGH

UN REPORT-GLOBAL DISPLACEMENT-RECORD HIGH

(220620) -- NORTH KIVU, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 25, 2022 shows displaced people in the area of Munigi near Goma, capital of the North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The number of people forced to flee their homes reached 89.3 million by the end of 2021, a record high since records began, up 8 percent year on year, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said in its annual Global Trends report on June 16. (Xinhua)

UN REPORT-GLOBAL DISPLACEMENT-RECORD HIGH

UN REPORT-GLOBAL DISPLACEMENT-RECORD HIGH

(220620) -- NORTH KIVU, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 25, 2022 shows displaced people in the area of Munigi near Goma, capital of the North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The number of people forced to flee their homes reached 89.3 million by the end of 2021, a record high since records began, up 8 percent year on year, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said in its annual Global Trends report on June 16. (Xinhua)

Civilians seeking refuge after heavy fighting in NE DR Congo

STORY: Civilians seeking refuge after heavy fighting in NE DR Congo DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:29 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. civilians seeking refuge 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): SAFARI CIZA, Refuge-seeker 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): CLAUDINE UWEMEYE, Refuge-seeker 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): FAUSTIN NZABAYO, Local civil society leader STORYLINE: Tensions have been on the rise with days of heavy fighting between the army and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) in the northeastern province of North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In Munigi, a zone near Goma, capital of the North Kivu, hundreds of civilians are seeking refuge after fleeing fighting between the army and M23 rebels in the neighboring townships. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): SAFARI CIZA, Refuge-seeker "We have nowhere to rest. Just look where we spend all night with the family. We are completely abandoned and we don't know what to do. We ask our government to help us even with water, food, a