CIAO DATE: 04/2009
December 2008
United States Institute of Peace
This USIPeace Briefing discusses the resurgent violence that left hundreds dead, thousands displaced and millions destitute in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The report, by Go Funai and Catherine Morris, highlights the meaning of "human security" in a chronic conflict zone, informal lending mechanisms among local ethnically homogenous communities and the role of neighboring African states in contributing to conflict and stability in the DRC.
Resource link: Disaster in the DRC: Responding to the Humanitarian Crisis in North Kivu [PDF] - 182K