“A quarter of a million people have been forced to flee their homes since late August 2008 as a result of intense fighting between the forces of rebel general Laurent Nkunda and Congolese army soldiers and their allied militia. People have dispersed over a vast, inhospitable area without access to shelter, water, food, and medicines. The fighting has severely hampered the ability of aid agencies to reach those in need. With renewed fighting in the last two days, many more have been forced to run again in search of safety.
‘The world cannot look away again as thousands suffer in eastern Congo. The people of Congo deserve more,’ said Juliette Prodhan, head of Oxfam in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ‘We have had fine words and important meetings but these must now be put into action by providing additional troops to safeguard the people. We need more urgency, more action and more commitment.’“ (The human rights revolution platform)

... for me there is just one question, why the international community acts almost immediately if some oil-tanker is under attack from pirates, but doesnt do anything if millions of ppl in Congo die?

Where is the anti-war community now?

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 Category: People