Goma

Millions in DRC face lethal mix of virus, violence, and inadequate healthcare

31 July 2019

A year after the current Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), new Ebola cases in Goma show potential for virus to spiral out of control.
Oxfam reaction to renewed conflict in Goma, DRC

23 August 2013

Tariq Riebl, Oxfam's humanitarian programme coordinator said:
Oxfam reaction to UN announcement on the enforcement of a security zone and call for disarmament in Goma and Sake

31 July 2013

In reaction to the UN’s peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO’s) announcement on the enforcement of a security zone and call for disarmamen
Millions left at the mercy of militias and armed forces across eastern Congo

18 December 2012

More than one million people are at risk of militia, rebel and army attacks, with little or no protection from the government or UN peacekeepers.
Oxfam steps up response to growing crisis in eastern Congo

26 November 2012

As the humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo grows, with thousands of people fleeing new fighting in the past 48 hours, Oxfam is stepping up the supply of life-saving aid to more than 80,000 people in and around Goma.
People in eastern DR Congo forced to fund the war that destroys their lives

20 November 2012

Communities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are being preyed on mercilessly by rebel groups and local militias, as well as their own government’s troops and officials, in a vicious cycle of exploitation and abuse according to a new Oxfam report.
Eastern Congo reaches new depths of suffering as militias take control

7 August 2012

Millions of people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are now at the mercy of militias as the country's long-running conflict descends into widespread lawlessness with killing, kidnapping and abuse against the population at alarming levels.