DR Congo: UN seeks $64 million to tackle humanitarian crisis in Kasaï region
New York, Apr 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations has appealed for $64.5 million to respond to the urgent needs of 731,000 people over the next six months in the Kasaï region, the latest “humanitarian hotspot†in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
DR Congo: Security Council extends peacekeeping mandate, but reduces troop strength
New York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News): The Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year but reduced the number of troops.
DR Congo: UN mission strongly condemns persistent violence in Kasai Provinces
New York, Feb 12 (Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday expressed its concern about the persistent conflict in the Kasai provinces where violent atrocities are being committed by the Kamuina Nsapu militia.
DR Congo: Ban urges political leaders to put country ahead of partisan considerations
New York, Dec 22 (Just Earth News): Calling on Congolese political leaders to place the interests of the country and its people above partisan considerations, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that he is keeping a close eye on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the mediation led by the Conférence épiscopale nationale des églises du Congo (CENCO) resumes.
DR Congo: Ban condemns killing of UN peacekeeper
New York, Dec 20 (Just Earth News): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of a peacekeeper from South Africa deployed with the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in North Kivu earlier on Monday.
Stop targeted repression and double standards, UN rights experts tell DR Congo authorities
New York, Dec 20 (Just Earth News):Raising alarm over “double standards†applied by the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – allowing pro-government youths to conduct public political activities while repressing dissenting voices – a group of United Nations rights experts on Monday called on the Government to end the “targeted repression†and to guarantee conditions that allow fundamental rights and freedoms to be exercised peacefully.
New York, Dec 18 (Just Earth News):The United Nations human rights chief on Saturday said he is “deeply alarmed†at a planned Government shutdown of social media in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from Sunday evening, ahead of the end of President Joseph Kabila's mandate, coupled with a continuing ban on demonstrations by civil society and the opposition.
DR Congo: Security Council urges all stakeholders to ensure upcoming polls are free and fair
New York, Dec 6 (Just Earth News): Expressing concern over the political situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as in light of the upcoming elections the United Nations Security Council has called on all stakeholders to ensure that the polls are conducted in a free, fair, credible, inclusive and transparent environment.
DR Congo: Ban takes note of appointment of new Prime Minister
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki moon has taken note of the appointment on Thursday of Samy Badibanga as Prime Minister ahead of the formation of a transitional government of national unity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in line with the political agreement of 18 October.
In DR Congo, UN Security Council delegation calls for consensual, inclusive electoral calendar
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News): Visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), members of the United Nations Security Council called on Congolese political and social actors to take greater responsibility to adopt a consensual and inclusive electoral calendar and asked that the ban on public demonstrations be lifted.
DR Congo: Ban condemns attack that kills one civilian and wounds 32 UN peacekeepers
New York, Nov 9 (Just Earth News): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned on Tuesday’s attack against peacekeepers of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), which resulted in the death of one Congolese girl and injuries to 32 ‘blue helmets.’
DR Congo security forces used ‘excessive force’ against protesters, UN probe finds
New York, Oct 21 (Just Earth News): State agents, such as police and armed forces, used excessive – including lethal – force during demonstrations in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), last month, when at least 53 people were killed over two days, 143 injured and more than 299 unlawfully arrested, a United Nations preliminary investigation revealed on Friday.
DR Congo: Ban condemns deadly clashes between protestors and security forces in capital
New York, Sept 20 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General on Monday expressed deep concern about the violent clashes between protestors and security forces in Kinshasa, and several other locations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
DR Congo: UN chief notes launch of national dialogue towards elections, urges more inclusive process
New York, Sept 3 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has taken note of the 1 September launch of the national dialogue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and urged the political groups that have not yet joined the dialogue to “play a constructive role which contributes to the holding of timely and credible elections,†according to his spokesman.
Security Council strongly condemns killings in eastern DR Congo, calls for government probe
New York, Aug 17 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the 13 August killing of at least 50 civilians in a village in the restive North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), by suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).