UNICEF: Supplies distributed in the wake of conflict in Goma, DR Congo
Just a 20-minute drive west of Goma, the North Kivu provincial capital, the aftermath of recent fighting between government troops and dissident forces begins to unfold. Hundreds of knee-high children with heavy loads and women with bundles on their heads and babies on their backs stream along the pot-holed road. Past makeshift camps where the displaced are packed together for safety, the landscape thins out. Beyond a series of military checkpoints, there is nothing until you reach the ghost villages in and around the town of Sake. It was along this road that DR Congo President Joseph Kabila's motorcade sped this week. His presence was a symbol of regaining control after weeks of heavy fighting here triggered a humanitarian crisis. UNICEF and the non-governmental organization Solidarites have already provided 120,000 people with cooking utensils, blankets, plastic sheeting, soap, water bottles and mosquito nets. Mothers with babies and small children need special care. Malaria is the biggest killer here, so the mosquito nets are lifesavers.
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