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Martin Bell talks to victims of the violence during his visit to DRC with UNICEF in April 2006.
UNICEF/2006?Shima Islam
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The conflict and violence that have consumed the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for nearly a decade have killed more people every six months than were killed by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Estimates place the total deaths at four million, although some experts say the figure is far higher. In a report released today in London, UNICEF said that as victims, children have defined this often forgotten humanitarian crisis in the heart of Africa, the world’s deadliest since WWII.
Child Alert: DRC, written by UNICEF UK Ambassador for Humanitarian Emergencies Martin Bell, describes the effects of war on children and their families as armies and militia groups...
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