Aid groups accuse UN of manipulating data ahead of Congo polls
New Congolese refugees arrive at a refugee settlement in Kyangwali, Uganda, on February 16, 2018. Aid groups in DRC have accused the UN of manipulating data ahead of December 23 polls. AFP PHOTO | SUMY SADURNI
Aid agencies working in the Democratic Republic of Congo have accused the United Nations of manipulating data ahead of elections to give an overly positive impression of the situation in a country beset by conflict and disease.
They say new figures from the UN humanitarian agency that show a large drop in the number of displaced people are misleading, accusing it of bowing to government pressure before a presidential election scheduled for December 23.
