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‘Fragile ceasefire’ holds in eastern DR Congo, Security Council hears

·April 19, 2023·2 min read

The region is plagued by violence emanating largely from multiple armed groups, including the rebel M23 force, which has been fighting a major campaign against Government troops, who are backed by the UN mission there known by its French acronym, MONUSCO, as part if its vital protection-of-civilians mandate. Hundreds of...

DR Congo: Security Council warned of ‘considerable’ deterioration in restive east

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·April 3, 2023·4 min read

Aware of the worsening situation involving multiple armed groups clashing with Government forces, and each other, a Security Council delegation visited the DRC earlier this month in solidarity with the people of DRC, and to mobilize the United Nations peacekeeping and humanitarian operations in the face of security, electoral and...

Attacks by armed groups displace more than 100,000 in DR Congo

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·March 15, 2023·1 min read

Citing humanitarian sources, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said more than 50,000 people displaced from the town of Rutshuru found safety in Kibirizi. Some 55,000 people from Masisisi territory fled to nearby villages, as well as to the regional capital, Goma, and towards Minova in neigbouring South Kivu province. Children on...

300,000 flee ongoing violence in DR Congo in February alone: UNHCR

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·March 11, 2023·2 min read

Renewed violent clashes between non-state armed groups and government forces have sparked the latest emergency, with 300,000 people forced to flee their homes in North Kivu Province in February alone. According to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, another 20,000 fled at the start of the week and nearly 50,000 became displaced from the...

DR Congo: Guterres urges M23 rebels to respect Tuesday ceasefire agreement

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·March 7, 2023·2 min read

In a statement released by his Spokesperson, António Guterres welcomed the international and regional efforts which took place last week, led by the President of Angola and African Union (AU) Champion for Peace and Reconciliation, João Lourenço, with the Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23). Eastern DRC is home to multiple armed groups, including the rebel...

DR Congo: Senior UN rights official calls on authorities to stop ‘appalling’ violence

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·February 24, 2023·2 min read

The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ilze Brands Kehris, concluding a 10-day visit to the country on Wednesday, reported a resurgence of attacks by armed groups and the devastating toll on communities alongside the need for action. “The violence must stop,” she said, encouraging authorities to redouble their efforts...

South African peacekeeper killed after helicopter comes under fire mid-flight in DR Congo

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·February 6, 2023·2 min read

In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, UN Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the attack, which left the South African ‘blue helmet’ dead, and another wounded. Emergency landing According to news reports, the severely injured peacekeeper was able to continue flying, and along with the rest of the crew, managed to land...

Pope Francis in DR Congo: WFP highlights Africa’s biggest hunger crisis

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·February 2, 2023·2 min read

Millions of Congolese face severe food insecurity, particularly in the northeast, where fighting has uprooted millions of people. As part of his three-day DRC visit, the Pope is expected to meet families displaced by conflict in the east. This staggering number includes more than half a million uprooted from their homes...

UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by deaths amid floods in DR Congo

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·December 15, 2022·1 min read

Floods in the capital, Kinshasa, and some provinces have destroyed homes and farmland, as well as schools and other public infrastructure. “The Secretary-General extends his condolences to the families of the victims, as well as to the Government and people”, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement, also wishing a...

Security ‘one of the most significant challenges’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears

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·December 11, 2022·3 min read

“Over the past weeks, the security situation in eastern DRC has deteriorated dramatically”, said Special Representative Bintou Keita, noting that since October, the M23 rebel group had resumed hostilities and extended its control in North Kivu province. Bolstering support In response, MONUSCO has continued to provide operational, logistical, and...

UN chief condemns recent deadly armed group attacks in eastern DR Congo

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·December 10, 2022·1 min read

Mr. Guterres has strongly condemned the attacks, which occurred on 29 and 30 November in the villages of Kishishe and Bambo, located in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province, in the volatile eastern part of the country At least 131 civilians were killed, including 17 women and 12 children, and eight...

Humanitarians aid thousands in need across DR Congo; UN peacekeepers attacked by hostile crowd |

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·November 3, 2022·1 min read

n an update for journalists in New York during the regular press briefing on Wednesday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said many of those forced to flee their homes in the Rutshuru area, have found temporary shelter in schools, hospitals, churches and other sites, although most are living with host families who...