The World Bank has unveiled its donation of $1bn (£660m) aid package to help the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbours who continue to fight near the eastern city of Goma.
The money is to be used for health, education, cross-border trade and hydroelectricity projects, it said.
The announcement comes as World Bank head Jim Yong Kim and UN chief Ban Ki-moon start their tour of the region.
One person was killed when a mortar landed in Goma, a UN spokesman said.
Government and M23 rebel forces have been involved in heavy fighting near Goma since Monday, killing 19 people.
The clashes are the first since the M23 pulled out of the city last year under diplomatic pressure.
The UN says it will speed up efforts to deploy a 3,000-strong intervention force to eastern DR Congo to end the latest conflict.
"This funding will help revitalize economic development, create jobs, quality education and improve the lives of people in the region who have suffered for far too long,"
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