Aid worker killed in drone strike on building used by Congo relief staff

"French aid worker Karine Buisset, employed by the United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, was killed, the agency's executive director, Catherine Russel, said in a post on X. UNICEF staffers were "devastated and outraged" by the attack, she said. "Civilians, including aid workers, must never be targeted.""

"The drone strike - according to local residents who spoke with The Washington Post; M23; and Hadja Lahbib, the European commissioner for equality, preparedness and crisis management - hit a two-story building where European Union E.U. personnel and international relief workers lived, in a residential neighborhood in the city of Goma."

"Eastern Congo has been mired in political upheaval since the early 1990s, fueling decades of conflicts that have displaced thousands of people and contributed to more than 5 million deaths, including from hunger and disease, according to estimates by the International Rescue Committee and others."

A drone strike in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killed French aid worker Karine Buisset employed by UNICEF, along with two other people. The strike hit a two-story residential building housing European Union personnel and international relief workers. M23 blamed government forces for the attack, while Congo's authorities did not respond to requests for comment. The blast occurred early Wednesday morning in a residential neighborhood. International leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and UNICEF's executive director, condemned the attack and called for respect for humanitarian law and protection of aid workers. Eastern Congo has experienced decades of conflict since the early 1990s, displacing thousands and causing millions of deaths.

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