Funding crisis pushes millions of Congolese people to tipping point
(WorldNews Denmark)

The appeal aims to raise $1.7 billion to help over 10 million people in desperate need across the country, to date only 12 per cent has been funded. Last year`s appeal for a smaller amount was poorly funded, forcing many agencies to cut back or discontinue providing clean water, food and safety for people forced to flee their homes due to violent conflict. Jose Barahona, Oxfam`s Country Director in DR Congo, said: `The lack of funding forces us to make choices we shouldn`t have to make. We have had to limit our work to specific areas and we can only help a fraction of the people who desperately need it. In November 2017, in the conflict-ridden Kasaï provinces, we had to half food rations to...