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UN agency transfers Congolese displaced in North Kivu to safer camps

19 October 2007
Reacting to a humanitarian crisis which has driven hundreds of thousands of Congolese from their homes in the volatile North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations refugee agency today announced a new drive to transfer the displaced to safer shelter.
Germain Katanga

Congolese war crimes suspect turned over to International Criminal Court

18 October 2007
The International Criminal Court (ICC) today announced that suspected war criminal Germain Katanga, former senior commander of the militia group Force de Résistance Patriotique en Ituri (FRPI) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was surrendered to its detention centre at The Hague.
Gen. Babacar Gaye

DR Congo: UN mission stresses its goal is to help restore state authority

17 October 2007
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains committed to helping the Government and its armed forces restore state authority, the mission’s military chief said today after reports from the troubled North Kivu province that locals and soldiers have been hostile to the blue helmets.

Top UN envoy meets with DR Congo president regarding North Kivu violence

15 October 2007
The top United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Force Commander of the UN peacekeeping mission there (MONUC) met today with the country’s president today to discuss the violence in the troubled North Kivu province.

UN refugee agency works to register displaced Congolese fleeing North Kivu

11 October 2007
The United Nations refugee agency is working to register displaced people fleeing confrontations between the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and troops of ex-General Laurent Nkunda in the volatile North Kivu province, where human rights abuses such as rape are reportedly on the rise.

DR Congo: UN works to help displaced as violence continues in North Kivu

10 October 2007
The United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is rushing aid to displaced people fleeing their homes in the country’s troubled North Kivu region, while putting in place contingency plans to help those affected by the fighting.

DR Congo: UN mission helps in rescue efforts after deadly airplane crash

4 October 2007
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is taking part in rescue operations after a commercial aircraft crashed into a residential area of the capital, Kinshasa, earlier today.

Easing tensions in DR Congo pave way for aid delivery to displaced population

2 October 2007
Due to a recent lull in fighting between Government and rebel forces in the troubled North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations humanitarian officials reported that aid workers have been able to provide assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs).