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DR Congo: UN warns of humanitarian 'catastrophe' as hundreds of thousands flee violence in Katanga

New York, Nov 19 (JEN) 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.” more

DR Congo: UN report spotlights human rights violations amid wider calls for security reform

New York, Oct 16 (JEN) The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) must accelerate security sector reform and punish those who violate human rights in the name of the law, t ...

Last group of Congolese refugees return to their homes in DR Congo:UN

New York , Aug 6 (JEN) 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 th ...

Impunity leads perpetrators to continue child rights violations in DR Congo: UN report

New York, July 22 (JEN) 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 Na ...

DR Congo: UN hails appointment of senior adviser on sexual violence, child recruitment

New York, July 15 (JEN)The appointment of a presidential adviser on conflict-related sexual violence and child recruitment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) marks “a new dawn� ...

DR Congo: UN disappointed over mass rape verdict

New York, May 9 (JEN): The United Nations envoy on sexual violence in conflict on Thursday voiced her disappointment that only two people were convicted of rape during the recent trial of 39 ...

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