- At war from 1998 - 2003 (even though the war officially ended in 2003, the hostilities, violence and human rights abuses continue to this day)
- Deadliest conflict since WWII
- 1,500 people die per day in DRC because of the conflict
- Over 5.4 million people have died since 1998 (even though the war is 'over', people in the Congo are still dying at a rate of an estimated 45,000 per month - reports indicate that almost half of the individuals killed are children under the age of 5)
- Life expenctancy is 46 years
-over 5.2 million Congolese children receive no education
-over 1.2 million people are infected with HIV-almost 60% of those infected are women
-Malaria kills 400 children a day
-the sexual violence against women and children is the worst anywhere in the world
- there are currently over 5,000,000 orphaned children in the Democratic Republic of Congo - approximately the same number as the entire population of Scotland
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