INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE IN DRC These children in Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo, had fled from Mai-Mai attacks on their village. Between 1996 and 2003, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was the site of the most deadly conflict since World War Two. This left large concentrations of unexploded ordnance (UXO) scattered across the country, and huge numbers of arms and ammunition stored in unsecure conditions. While war officially ended in 2003, ongoing conflict has brought new UXO contamination. On top of this, management of arms and ammunition stored in various areas of the country is practically nonexistent. And in recent years three stockpiles have exploded in DRC, killing or injuring large numbers of people. Arms and ammunition are regularly diverted from official stockpiles to non-state armed groups, continuing to fuel ongoing violence. www.maginternational.org/drc