A boy sits in front of a temporary shelter where he and his family live in a camp for internally displaced people in Kibati, just north of the provincial capital city of Goma in eastern Congo. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the region have been displaced from their homes because of armed clashes in the region. The Kibati camp houses some 60, 000 refugees. (Roberto Schmidt AFP/Getty Images)
A 4-year-old displaced girl receives medical treatment for severe malaria as her mother keeps watch at a clinic run by the aid organization Merlin. (Karel Prinsloo / Associated Press)
Displaced women and children arrive to receive medical treatment at a clinic run by the aid organization Merlin. (Karel Prinsloo / Associated Press)
A man rests his hand on a child looking at volunteers who had gathered to entertain some of the people living at the displacement camp. (Roberto Schmidt AFP/Getty Images)
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A boy stands on a small hill overlooking lines of temporary shelters at the camp. (Roberto Schmidt AFP/Getty Images)
A girl fills a jug with water at the camp. (Roberto Schmidt AFP/Getty Images)
A girl plays near the temporary shelters. (Roberto Schmidt AFP/Getty Images)
A refugee struggles with another camp resident over a bag of food supplies given out by a non-governmental organization. (Roberto Schmidt AFP/Getty Images)
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A United Nations tank moves through a field near a U.N. mission about 50 miles north of Goma. The U.N. Security Council approved an extra 3,000 peacekeeping troops to help put a lid on the conflict that has driven so many from their homes. (Yasuyoshi Chiba AFP/Getty Images)
A U.N. peacekeeper from South Africa rides atop an armored vehicle in Goma. The U.N. Security Council said the length of deployment of the additional peacekeeping forces would hinge on the security situation. (Roberto Schmidt AFP/Getty Images)
Displaced women and children wait to receive medical treatment at a clinic run. (Karel Prinsloo / Associated Press)
A girl looks from behind two volunteers as they gather to entertain some of the people living at the displacement camp. (Roberto Schmidt AFP/Getty Images)