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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. more
INTERVIEW: A fate shaped by injustice – one man’s mission to help the women of DR Congo

New York, Mar 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS):When a woman arrived at his hospital about 17 years ago with her genitals destroyed by gunshots, Dr. Denis Mukwege ruled it an isolated incident.

DR Congo: Security Council calls for total neutralization of foreign, local armed groups

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 east ...

DR Congo: Ban urges calm in Kinshasa; peacekeeping chief backs gradual drawdown of UN mission

New York, Jan 23 (JEN) Amid the deteriorating situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the capital, Kinshasa, is gripped by clashes between demonstrators and security f ...

DR Congo: Ban urges calm in Kinshasa; peacekeeping chief backs gradual drawdown of UN mission

New York, Jan 23 (JEN) Amid the deteriorating situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the capital, Kinshasa, is gripped by clashes between demonstrators and security f ...

DR Congo: UN mission chief voices ‘full solidarity’ as Govt. battles armed groups

New York, Jan 17 (JEN) The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has expressed ‘full solidarity’ and support for the country’s Government as it cont ...

DR Congo: Amid spike in violence, UN refugee agency concerned about humanitarian situation

New York, Dec 20 (JEN): Continuing violence and multiple attacks in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have sown widespread fear and sparked displacement of thousands of peop ...

Great Lakes Envoys outraged by spate of civilian massacres in eastern DR Congo

New York, Dec 3 (JEN) A team of United Nations, African Union and other Special Envoys on the Great Lakes region have said they are “deeply outraged” by the recent spate of civilian mass ...

DR Congo: Security Council condemns massacres of civilians, attacks on peacekeepers

New York, Nov 27 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the massacres perpetrated against civilians on 20 November near the city of Beni in North Ki ...

DR Congo: UN mission says police arrest more than 200 suspected of recent attacks

New York, Nov 6 (JEN): 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 ...