Food assistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s besieged city of Goma have been „temporarily paused,“ says a World Food Programme spokesperson. Speaking from Kinshasa via video link, Shelley Thakral says the organisation is „concerned about food scarcity in Goma and rising food prices,“ with key access routes cut off amid fighting in the city, where M23 forces, backed by the Rwandan army, are clashing with the Congolese military. SOUNDBITE