Tens of thousands displaced in fresh violence in DR Congo
Jul 03, 2024, at 05:28 pm
Millions of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are suffering amid one of the world’s most neglected crises, the UN International Organization of Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.
Justice officer from DR Congo mission Major Ahlem Bouzi wins UN Trailblazer award
May 08, 2024, at 11:42 pm
The UN’s second Trailblazer award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers has gone to Major Ahlem Bouzi, an officer with the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
DR Congo: UN peacekeepers suspended over serious misconduct charges
Oct 13, 2023, at 10:41 pm
The UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, MONUSCO, has suspended some of its peacekeepers following reports of serious misconduct.
DR Congo: Few worse places to be a child warns UNICEF as twins found boobytrapped
Sep 09, 2023, at 08:34 pm
Violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has descended to a new low, amid reports that months old twins were found abandoned with explosives strapped to them.
Security in eastern DR Congo continues to worsen, Security Council hears
Jun 27, 2023, at 11:29 pm
New York: A senior UN official warned the Security Council on Monday that the security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has continued to deteriorate over the past three months, despite a lull in fighting between M23 rebels and the national army (FARDC).
DR Congo: Armed group attacks displace nearly 1 million since January
Jun 16, 2023, at 11:29 pm
New York: Escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has displaced nearly one million people since January, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Thursday.
UNICEF alert over ‘sickening’ levels of sexual violence in eastern DR Congo
May 19, 2023, at 11:43 pm
New York: The UN Children’s Fund is calling for an urgent increase in funding to help tackle an escalating number of cases of sexual violence against children and women in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu province, where armed groups proliferate amidst heavy fighting in recent months.
DR Congo: Desperate situation facing millions displaced by armed violence
May 09, 2023, at 06:38 pm
New York: Recurring attacks by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continue to drive forced displacement and extreme hardship for millions of Congolese, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
300,000 flee ongoing violence in DR Congo in February alone: UNHCR
Mar 11, 2023, at 09:06 pm
New York: Humanitarians issued an alert on Friday for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where heavy fighting continues to uproot hundreds of thousands of people in east of the country.
DR Congo: Guterres urges M23 rebels to respect Tuesday ceasefire agreement
Mar 07, 2023, at 11:14 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General has urged leaders of the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to respect a ceasefire agreement due to come into effect on Tuesday.
DR Congo: Senior UN rights official calls on authorities to stop ‘appalling’ violence
Feb 24, 2023, at 10:01 pm
New York: A top UN human rights official called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to redouble efforts to promote intercommunal trust amid a spate of deadly attacks targeting civilians.
Pope Francis in DR Congo: WFP highlights Africa’s biggest hunger crisis
Feb 03, 2023, at 07:09 pm
New York: As crowds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) thronged on Thursday to hear Pope Francis’s message of hope and solidarity on day three of his official visit to Central Africa, UN humanitarians warned that aid agencies face growing demands and shrinking funds in DRC - Africa’s biggest hunger crisis.
UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by deaths amid floods in DR Congo
Dec 16, 2022, at 05:44 pm
New York: The UN chief is “deeply saddened” by the loss of life and heavy damage triggered in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the worst floods to hit the country since 2019, his spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Security ‘one of the most significant challenges’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears
Dec 10, 2022, at 09:20 pm
New York: Despite the resilience of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), security is “one of the most significant challenges” it faces, the head of the UN mission in the country, MONUSCO, told the Security Council on Friday.
UNHCR calls for ban on forced returns of asylum seekers to eastern DR Congo
Nov 19, 2022, at 10:06 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has reiterated its call for a ban on forced returns to eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including asylum seekers who have had their claims rejected.
Mass displacements in eastern DR Congo threaten young lives
Nov 08, 2022, at 06:53 pm
The lives of thousands of children in overcrowded, unsanitary camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are seriously at risk, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.
Humanitarians aid thousands in need across DR Congo; UN peacekeepers attacked by hostile crowd
Nov 04, 2022, at 09:45 pm
New York: Despite severe constraints on access, UN and other humanitarian workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have begun helping thousands displaced by renewed fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group around the eastern region of North Kivu, close to the border with Rwanda and Uganda.
DR Congo: Guterres ‘deeply concerned’ by resurgence of fighting between Government troops and M23
Nov 01, 2022, at 10:05 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General has expressed deep concern over the uptick in fighting between Government troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and M23 rebels in the east, which in the past ten days have seen multiple civilians killed, “massive displacement” and four peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) injured.
DR Congo: 8 die during stampede at concert
Oct 31, 2022, at 02:36 am
Kinshasa: Eight people died in a stampede at a concert in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, the head of the city police said on Sunday.
DR Congo: China sends criminal experts to halt kidnappings
Oct 10, 2022, at 03:52 am
Beijing: Beijing has decided to deploy criminal investigators to help halt kidnappings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after alerts were issued regarding the safety of Chinese citizens working in the African nation’s high-stakes mining industry.
DR Congo President denounces ‘aggression’ by Rwanda, calls on UN to support African-led mediation
Sep 21, 2022, at 11:36 pm
New York: The major challenges facing humanity “complex and interlocking,” Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said on Tuesday evening, while he also noted that the DRC had faced decades of 'agression' at the hands of a neighbouring country.
New sculpture at UN honours rights experts killed in DR Congo
Aug 05, 2022, at 11:29 pm
New York: A powerful new sculpture unveiled at UN Headquarters on Wednesday honours the memory and mission of two human rights experts who were murdered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) five years ago.
Guterres strongly condemns attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo which left 3 dead, amid protests
Jul 29, 2022, at 08:51 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an attack on peacekeepers serving in the Stablization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) which took place during violent demonstrations at the mission’s base on Tuesday. Two Indian police officers and a Moroccan ‘blue helmet’ were killed, and an Egyptian police officer injured.
DR Congo: China-backed cobalt mines exploiting 40,000 child workers
Jul 20, 2022, at 05:58 am
Kinshasa, DR Congo: China is trying to exploit children in DR Congo by forcing them to work under hazardous conditions to mine the cobalt that powers electronic devices and electric cars, media reports said on Tuesday.
Human rights under threat in DR Congo and beyond, Security Council hears
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:20 pm
New York: The resurgence of the M23 armed group has “broad repercussions” for the security, human rights and humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and for the wider region, the UN Special Representative there told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Security Council urged to support efforts to end M23 insurgency in DR Congo
Jun 01, 2022, at 08:12 pm
New York: The recent resurgence of the M23 armed group in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) constitutes a serious threat to peace, security and stability in the region, and urgent action towards curbing the violence is needed, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday.
DR Congo: UN chief calls for probe into deadly armed attacks on mining site
May 10, 2022, at 11:32 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate deadly armed group attacks in Djugu Territory, Ituri Province, on Sunday.
Nepal peacekeeper killed; UN strongly condemns attack in DR Congo
Apr 06, 2022, at 05:17 pm
New York: The UN chief on Tuesday together with the Security Council, strongly condemned an attack by suspected militia members, on peacekeepers serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which left one Nepali ‘blue helmet’ dead.
Thousands escape to Uganda following violent clashes in DR Congo
Apr 02, 2022, at 11:17 pm
New York: Recent violent clashes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have forced thousands to escape to neighbouring Uganda, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Friday.
DR Congo: UN envoy calls for strategy to address root causes of conflict
Mar 30, 2022, at 06:14 pm
New York: Amid deteriorating security in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the top UN envoy in the country has called for a comprehensive political strategy that includes measures to address the structural causes of the conflicts.