Children in central Democratic
Republic of Congo are bearing the brunt of violence between the army
and a local militia which has uprooted at least 1.4 million people
over the past year, the UN children's agency (UNICEF) said on Friday.
Six in 10 of those forced to flee
their homes in the conflict-ravaged Kasai region - about 850,000 -
are children, leaving them prey to attack, detention, sexual
violence, and recruitment by militia fighters, according to the UN
agency.
More than 3,300 people have been
killed in Kasai since the start of an insurrection in August by the
Kamuina Nsapu militia, which wants the withdrawal of military forces
from the area.
Kasai is the scene of a growing
humanitarian disaster in a nation where violence has spiraled since
President Joseph Kabila refused to step down when his mandate ended
in December.
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