DRC: Swiss Aid to Eastern Congo Increased

Switzerland has given 1.2 million Swiss francs (US $903,478) to its partner organisations in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation reported on Tuesday. In a statement, the agency said part of the funds would be used to build and operate an emergency clinic in Bunia, the main town in Ituri District where recent inter-militia fighting had resulted in hundreds of deaths and the displacement of thousands of civilians.