The rebels have already captured the provincial capital of the provincial capital and reported that they have reached other major cities, which is the capital of South Kivu province.
This fight is taking place in mineral -rich areas, which have been unstable for decades because of the spread of armed groups. Due to this fight, over the past few years, millions of people have been forced to escape their homes and protect the displacement camps.
Shortage
UN humanitarian activists have warned that the situation is worse for ordinary people trapped in the serious battle in the surrounding areas. The population of Goma City is more than one million.
For displaced people, the camps built on the outskirts of Goma City are now being empty because people are moving towards safe places to avoid violence. More than 3 lakh people lived in these camps.
Treatment services were broken due to an increasing number of people injured in the fight. Both ordinary people and military personnel are among these injured hospitals.
The World Food Program (WFP) has said that water and food items are declining and the next 24 hours is very important.
WFP spokesperson Shelley Hajral said, “People really finish food, clean water, treatment materials and this is a big concern. So, the supply chain is really stagnant at the moment.”
Many WFP warehouses have been looted and their parties are taking stock at the local level what they need to buy.
It is also evaluated which items to be transmitted by the road, so that it can be confirmed that they resume assistance campaigns in severely damaged areas, their necessary products are available.
The priority of the WFP is to protect your employees and their dependents and only important employees in the region who are ready to resume the operation with the permission of the protection.
Hurry
Meanwhile, the human rights crisis in the eastern region of Congo is also deepening.
The UN Human Rights Office – OHCR says that at least two places have been bombed from sites built for displaced people (IDPs) within the country, where ordinary people were killed.
UN Human Rights High Commissioner spokesman Jeremy Lawrence said that the OHCRR rebel team filed a hungry case for at least 12 people by M23 between 26 and 25 January.
The Human Rights Office has also registered sexual violence cases in the Kaleh region in southern Kevu, the army and its allies Wazlando fighters.
Ohchar, the news confirmed that Congo soldiers raped 12 women in South Kivu with news of gang rape.
Identify the crisis
The International Migration Organization (IOM) has expressed deep concern over the situation of millions of people displaced due to heavy fighting and violence in Goma. Some of them were already displaced.
IOM has applied to the international community to identify the stagnant level of the crisis and to support human assistance.
IOM Director General Amy Pope said, “With the current dangerous enthusiasm of the fight, the horrific situation is getting worse faster.”
“IOM is involved in the call of the UN Secretary -Jenral for immediate access and full access to humanitarian assistance, so that we can quickly increase our response and make sure that the support of living life has reached needy people.”