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

·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...

DR Congo: UN regrets Government move to expel Mission spokesperson |

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·August 5, 2022·1 min read

On Thursday, the head of UN Peacekeeping, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, briefed a closed-door session of the Security Council to discuss the situation in the country, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York. Ambassadors met a day after Congolese authorities officially expelled the MONUSCO Spokesperson from the country, reportedly for...

New sculpture at UN honours rights experts killed in DR Congo |

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·August 4, 2022·1 min read

Speaking at the ceremony, UN Secretary-General António Guterres again expressed deepest condolences to the families of Zaida Catalán and Michael Sharp, who attended the dedication of Abused Ammunition, a glass sculpture which appears in the form of a golden bullet. Ms. Catalán, who was from Sweden, and Mr. Sharp, an...

‘Common game plan’ needed to address DR Congo displacement crisis: A Resident Coordinator blog |

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·July 9, 2022·6 min read

“The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the largest population of internally displaced people on the African continent: 5.9 million people, including 700,000 newly displaced people this year. The DRC is also hosting over 500,000 refugees and asylum-seekers (mainly from Burundi, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan). The factors...

UN calls on militants in eastern DR Congo to ‘immediately cease’ civilian attacks |

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·June 13, 2022·3 min read

Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the UN was “concerned over the deteriorating security situation…and the increase of attacks against civilians by the Cooperative for Development of the Congo (CODECO) and the M23 as well as the on-going presence of other foreign armed groups, including the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), Red Tabara and the...