Over the past seventeen
years, Somalia has been subject to ongoing civil wars, droughts and
floods. Most observers agree that the crisis has never been as acute as
it is today. The immense gap between the level of need and the
corresponding humanitarian response is striking. Agencies struggle to
provide food, water, health care, and other basic assistance to one
million internally displaced people because of the worsening security
crisis.
This video tells the story of the people of South Kivu -- in
the east of the Congo. After years of war and crisis, people are
returning from exile in Tanzania and trying to rebuild their lives.
Refugees International is calling on the US government and the UN to
make greater investments in basic services, like education, health care
and food security to help people rebuild their communities and restart
their lives.
