When did these displaced persons arrive in the Ruzizi plain, and how many are there?
The displaced have arrived there since the beginning of Operation Kimia II. As I speak to you, there are 25,000 IDPs in the area between Kamanyola and Kiliba. And there are an estimated 19,000 displaced persons in the mountains of the Moyen Plateau region (Katogota). Most of the displaced are lodged with host families. A few days ago, a member of national parliament voiced concern that those displaced were deprived of aid and abandoned to their own fate. So what immediate measures have been taken by the UNHCR to assist these vulnerable people? First of all, let me say that UNHCR and its partners are responsible for the following activities: we conduct monitoring on protection activities in areas of displacement and in accessible areas of return, and we carry out identification of target populations and of risks associated with protection. We also perform identification of individuals with specific needs; as well as identification of priority roads for access or escape corridors, coordi
