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Attack on Chinese mining convoy carrying gold in Congo leaves four people dead

At least four people, including two Chinese nationals, were killed when their convoy was attacked in northeast Congo recently, media reports said.

Eastern DRC: UN food aid hangs in the balance amid severe funding crunch

New York: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with a dire humanitarian crisis fuelled by ongoing political instability and armed conflicts, severely impacting the entire food supply, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.

DRC: Lives shattered by violence, displacement and hunger in ‘forgotten crisis’: WFP

New York: UN humanitarians issued an urgent appeal on Tuesday to help millions of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where chronic violence and displacement continue to fuel a dramatic hunger crisis.

UN representative alarmed by sexual violence against women and girls in DRC

New York: UN Special Representative, Pramila Patten, expressed her ‘deep concern’ on Thursday over increasing allegations of sexual violence against women and girls being carried out in camps for the internally displaced (IDPs) around Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Boat accident in DRC leaves thre people dead, 150 missing

Moscow, Apr 17 (Sputnik/UNI) A capsized boat in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) left three people dead and 150 missing, media reported Wednesday.

Respect for fundamental rights and freedoms key for peaceful polls in DRC – UN mission chief

New York, Aug 28 (IBNS): Confidence and consensus around key issues are still required ahead of this year’s presidential and legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Security Council heard on Monday.

DRC: UN mission extracts hundreds from national park on humanitarian grounds

New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): Acting on humanitarian grounds and at the request of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations mission in the country has extracted hundreds of individuals, including the former Vice-President of South Sudan, Riek Machar, members of his family and aides, as well as a number civilians from a national park in the DRC.