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A woman and man smiling at a food distribution in Zimbabwe.

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A family of four in the DR Congo walk together in a field. A child is on the father's shoulders laughing and eating

Into the next century

Migration and Refugees

Democratic Republic of the Congo

08/25/2020

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Into the next century

Mulanda “Jimmy” Juma is the MCC representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and Angola. Originally from DR Congo, he became a refugee in his 20s because of war in DR Congo, and e

Displaced by war, working for peace

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Displaced by war, working for peace

Dr. Mulanda Jimmy Juma is pictured with participants of the mediation process in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

How the UN worked with Congolese pastors, NGO leaders, politicians, and MCC to avert a massacre

Democratic Republic of the Congo

How the UN worked with Congolese pastors, NGO leaders, politicians, and MCC to avert a massacre

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