UN condemns 'appalling' deadly attack on civilians in eastern DR Congo
Aug 16, 2016, at 12:18 pm
New York, Aug 16 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined his envoys from the Great Lakes Region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday in strongly condemning the killing of dozens of civilians during an overnight attack in Beni, located in restive eastern part of the country, where the UN mission and national authorities have now deployed forces in the wake if the incident.
DR Congo: Denying visa to human rights researcher ‘regrettable,’ says UN rights chief
Aug 13, 2016, at 12:29 pm
New York, Aug 13 (Just Earth News): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday said that the denial of visa to a human rights researcher in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a regrettable development.
DR Congo: Six years on, UN envoy calls for action in Walikale mass rape
Jul 30, 2016, at 03:34 pm
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News):Ahead of the six-year remembrance of a mass rape of more than 300 civilians residents of the Walikale region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by armed groups, the United Nations envoy on sexual violence in conflict has called on the international community to be relentless in seeking accountability for the crimes.
As DR Congo polls approach, UN rights chief warns of threats to free speech, public assembly
Jul 22, 2016, at 01:39 pm
New York, July 22 (Just Earth News): Concluding a four-day mission to Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, on Thursday commended the country’s efforts to strengthen human rights but cautioned that some of these advances may be under threat, especially what he saw as repression against opposition parties in the coming elections.
Security Council expresses “deep concern†at political restrictions in the DR Congo
Jul 16, 2016, at 12:44 pm
New York, July 16 (Just Earth News):Security Council expresses “deep concern†at political restrictions in the DR Congo. In the lead up to the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) scheduled presidential election in November, the Security Council on Friday expressed concern at the recent arrests and detention of members of political opposition and of the civil society.
Jul 08, 2016, at 12:16 pm
New York, July 8 (Just Earth News): An inclusive and credible dialogue among Congolese stakeholders is the only realistic way to defuse political tensions, overcome the electoral impasse and prevent violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where public discontent is being fuelled by delays in the electoral process and shrinking democratic space, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson warned on Thursday.
DR Congo, Angola must be ‘in funding spotlight’ – UN humanitarian official
Jun 30, 2016, at 12:12 pm
New York, June 30 (Just Earth News):Following a visit to Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a senior United Nations humanitarian official on Wednesday called on the international community to pay more attention to the dire needs of its residents.
Jun 07, 2016, at 12:31 pm
New York, June 7 (Just Earth News):Four international organizations, including the United Nations, on Monday reaffirmed their support to the political dialogue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and called on all Congolese stakeholders to work towards its successful holding.
DR Congo: Ban ‘profoundly concerned’ over reports of rising political tensions
May 26, 2016, at 02:02 pm
New York, May 26 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed profound concern over reports of increasing political tensions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) linked to the continuing uncertainty surrounding the country’s electoral process.
DR Congo: UN envoy urges ‘patriotic reawakening’ to ease rising political tensions
May 24, 2016, at 01:34 pm
New York, May 24 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has expressed deep concern about the increasing political tensions in some parts of the Central African country, urging both the majority and opposition sides to reawaken their patriotism.
DR Congo: UN envoy expresses 'serious concern' over rising political tensions
Apr 24, 2016, at 01:00 pm
New York, Apr 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has expressed serious concern about rising political tensions in some parts of the country.
Displaced people need to be given opportunity to rebuild their lives, Ban says at camp in DR Congo
Feb 24, 2016, at 03:25 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday reiterated his call for support from Member States to resolve such global humanitarian issues as the refugee and migrant crisis and ensuring human dignity for all, during a visit to a site hosting internally displaced persons (IDPs) in North Kivu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
DR Congo: Ban condemns attack on UN base
Dec 01, 2015, at 03:24 pm
New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for swift action to bring to justice the perpetrators of a deadly attack on Sunday against the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), pledging continued support in the battle against rebel forces.
DR Congo: Security Council calls for total neutralization of foreign, local armed groups
Nov 10, 2015, at 02:11 pm
New York, Nov 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Security Council on Monday called for the elimination of local and foreign armed groups which have for decades devastated the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and urged the immediate resumption of joint operations between the UN peacekeeping force’s Intervention Brigade and the national army.
DR Congo humanitarian crisis must not fall off world's radar: UN official
Sep 05, 2015, at 03:06 pm
New York, Sep 5 (IBNS): Wrapping up a four-day mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Kyung-wha Kang, called strongly on Friday for creative ways to reignite donor engagement and ensure that one of the world's most protracted crises does not "fall off the humanitarian radar."
Great Lakes region must unite to stamp out armed groups in DR Congo, urges UN envoy
Feb 06, 2015, at 05:56 pm
New York, Feb 6 (IBNS) Countries must come together to “neutralize all negative forces†terrorizing the population in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region urged on Thursday following meetings with top Rwandan officials to discuss recent peace and security developments in the region.
DR Congo: Security Council renews sanctions, extends mandate of expert monitoring group
Jan 30, 2015, at 07:45 pm
New York, Jan 30 (IBNS) The United Nations Security Council on Thursday renewed its sanctions on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to prevent the supply, sale or transfer of arms, training, and financing, to armed groups.
UN human rights office urges probe into excessive use of force in DR Congo protests
Jan 24, 2015, at 06:17 pm
New York, Jan 24 (IBNS) The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday expressed alarm at the apparent excessive use of force by security officers against demonstrators in Democratic Republic of the Congo cities Kinshasa and Goma, and called for "a thorough and independent investigation" into the matter.
DR Congo: UN Mission deplores loss of life as police, protesters clash in capital
Jan 21, 2015, at 07:22 pm
New York, Jan 21 (IBNS) The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday condemned the deaths and injuries that occurred when protests turned violent on Monday in the streets of the country’s capital, Kinshasa.
UN Mission chief applauds joint operations against armed groups in eastern DR Congo
Jan 07, 2015, at 03:36 pm
New York, Jan 7 (IBNS) A joint operation by United Nations troops and the Congolese army (FARDC) took control of the main bases used by an armed group actively threatening security and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s long-troubled eastern region.
DR Congo: as deadline for surrender passes, UN and partners urge action against rebels
Jan 03, 2015, at 10:17 pm
New York , Jan 3 (IBNS) On Friday, as the six-month grace period for the full and unconditional surrender of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) armed group expires, the United Nations and its partners urged that “all necessary measures†be taken to disarm the rebels, who have had a long history of heinous crimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
DR Congo: Amid spike in violence, UN refugee agency concerned about humanitarian situation
Dec 20, 2014, at 07:12 pm
New York, Dec 20 (IBNS): Continuing violence and multiple attacks in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have sown widespread fear and sparked displacement of thousands of people, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) reported Friday, amid appeals for humanitarian access to help those in distress.
Nov 19, 2014, at 03:10 pm
New York, Nov 19 (IBNS) Deeply concerned about the "catastrophic" humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Katanga province, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday urged Congolese authorities and the UN stabilization mission to boost their respective capacities to stem the violence in the long-troubled, resource-rich area known as "the triangle of death."
DR Congo: UN mission says police arrest more than 200 suspected of recent attacks
Nov 06, 2014, at 07:27 pm
New York, Nov 6 (IBNS): The United Nations stabilizations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced Wednesday that more than 200 people have been arrested in relation to the recent attacks against civilians around the town of Beni in the long-restive eastern part of the vast African country.
DR Congo: amid fresh violence, 'presence without action, undermines our credibility' UN envoy
Oct 28, 2014, at 09:44 pm
New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): Amid continuing flare-ups of deadly violence and a tenuous humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) in the vast African nation today underlined the need for a “proactive, not reactive†response in countering the country’s rebel groups and boosting protection for civilians.
DR Congo: head of UN mission condemns deadly rebel attacks in eastern territory
Oct 17, 2014, at 09:21 pm
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Friday condemned a recent upsurge in deadly attacks in the eastern territories linked to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group.
DR Congo: Security Council reiterates priority of 'swift neutralization' of armed group
Oct 04, 2014, at 09:15 pm
New York, Oct 4 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council on Friday reiterated that the "swift neutralization" of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) armed group is a top priority in bringing stability to and protecting the civilians of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes region.
DR Congo: Ban says recommitment to peace framework critical to addressing root cause of conflict
Sep 23, 2014, at 06:10 pm
New York, Sept 23 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday said that addressing the root causes of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region requires a recommitment to all national and regional commitments under the agreed-to peace Framework.
Last group of Congolese refugees return to their homes in DR Congo:UN
Aug 06, 2014, at 06:43 pm
New York , Aug 6 (IBNS) A final group of Congolese refugees have returned to their homes in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) under a voluntary repatriation programme by the United Nations refugee agency.
Impunity leads perpetrators to continue child rights violations in DR Congo: UN report
Jul 22, 2014, at 06:35 pm
New York, July 22 (IBNS) The recruitment and use of children by armed groups remained endemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between 2010 and 2013, according to a new United Nations report, which cited impunity as a major factor in the ongoing abuses.