DR Congo: President Felix Tshisekedi seeks review of mining contracts with China
Kinshasa: Wishing to get fairer deals, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) president Felix Tshisekedi has called for a review of mining contracts signed with China in 2008 by his predecessor.
Human Rights abuses intensifying in eastern DR Congo - UNHCR
New York: An alarming number of human rights abuses have been carried out against civilians this year by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
DR Congo: ‘Widespread and systematic’ violence linked to clashes over gold
New York: Rival armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are carrying out horrific sexual attacks against women and girls, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned on Friday.
DR Congo: Grave consequences for children witnessing ‘appalling violence’, UNICEF reports
New York: The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, appealed on Thursday for urgent resources to support thousands of people who have fled armed violence in two small towns in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past two months.
UN chief condemns deadly attacks targeting displaced people in DR Congo
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate recent deadly attacks by insurgents in the east and bring the perpetrators to account.
DR Congo: More than 170 children feared missing following volcanic eruption in Goma
New York: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Goma district are at risk following the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo.
UN denounces attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo
New York: The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned Monday’s attack on the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in which one Malawian blue helmet was killed.
UN to review deadly convoy attack in DR Congo which led to Italian Ambassador’s death
New York: The World Food Programme (WFP) has provided further information on the deadly convoy attack in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday in which Italy’s Ambassador to the country, his bodyguard, and a WFP driver were killed.
Three killed in attack on UN World Food Programme convoy in DR Congo
New York: The Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a World Food Programme (WFP) staff member, together with an Italian embassy official, were killed on Monday during an attack on a UN convoy in the east of the country, the agency has said.
DR Congo: Lives and futures of three million children at risk, UNICEF warns
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Friday, highlighted the dire situation of some three million displaced children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who face brutal militia violence and extreme hunger.
Human rights: Widespread attacks in DR Congo may amount to crimes against humanity
New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has warned against potential crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following a spike in attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group, in two provinces in the east of the country.
Guterres ‘shocked’ at massacre of civilians in eastern DR Congo
New York: The United Nations Secretary-General has expressed shock at the massacre of civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and called on the authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice.
DR Congo: War crimes conviction ‘an important victory’ for justice – UN envoy
New York: Two senior UN officials welcomed on Tuesday the war crimes conviction and life sentencing of an armed combatant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
DR Congo: Children suffering ‘unrelenting violence’, UNICEF deeply concerned
New York: Thousands of children continue to suffer grievously as unrelenting violence persists across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, expressing deep concern.
WHO promises ‘robust’ investigation of sexual abuse allegations against workers in DR Congo
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, promised that any of its staff working as part of the agency’s Ebola response team in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) found to have been involved in sexual exploitation and abuse, would face “serious consequences, including instant dismissal.”