2008 Nord-Kivu campaign
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The 2008 Nord-Kivu campaign was an armed conflict in the eastern Nord-Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The upsurge of violence in the Kivu conflict saw heavy battles between the
Kibativillagers
A CNDP rebel
Indian peacekeepers on duty, protecting aid workers.
UNICEF workers distributing aid to refugees.
Internally displaced person
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An internally displaced person is someone who is forced to leave their home but who remains within their country's borders. They are often referred to as refugees, although they do not fall within the
2008 Nord-Kivu campaign
…cooking oil and salt. The main obstacle to getting food to displaced persons was stated to be the upheaval in the region. On November 20, the safety of internal refugee camps was called into question when gunmen, allegiance unknown, entered the Kibati camp, raped a girl, shot a 20-year-old woman to death, and looted…
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Migrant Mother, famous photo by Dorothea Lange of Florence Owens Thompson with her children during the Great Depression in 1936
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