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DRC Fact Sheet #1 - 02/13/13

As of January 23, approximately 2.7 million people remained internally displaced in the DRC, a nearly 50 percent increase from the estimated 1.8 million people displaced at the beginning of 2012, according to OCHA.
Recent fighting by various armed groups, including the March 23 Movement (M23), since mid-November in North Kivu and other provinces in eastern DRC has led to increased reports of protection violations, including gender-based violence and forced recruitment of children into armed groups.
To date in FY 2013, USAID/OFDA has committed more than $11 million in humanitarian assistance to support health, protection, and WASH interventions; relief item distributions; and humanitarian coordination and information management in the DRC. In addition, USAID/FFP has committed $53.5 million for emergency food assistance.