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DR Congo: army and police continue to violate civilians’ human rights, says UN mission

21 February 2007
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported that the human rights situation in the country continues to deteriorate, as the army and police perpetrate acts of violence against civilians and the number of reported rapes surges.
Peacekeepers provide security at the trial

DR Congo: UN welcomes life terms imposed on murderers of two peacekeepers

20 February 2007
The UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today welcomed the life sentences handed down by a Congolese court on four men convicted of murdering two UN military observers in 2003 as well as life terms given 13 others accused of massacring civilians last year.

As Security Council extends DR Congo mission, Ban Ki-moon focuses on mining reform

15 February 2007
Highlighting that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to pose “a threat to international peace and security in the region,” the Security Council today extended the UN mission in the impoverished African country for another two months.

UN refugee agency appeals for over $60 million to protect uprooted Congolese

13 February 2007
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today launched a $62 million drive to help over a million people who have been forced to flee their homes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – both those who became internally displaced and others crossing borders to surrounding countries.

UN mission reports early success in demobilization efforts in eastern DR Congo

12 February 2007
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported early successes in the disarmament campaign it is carrying out around the town of Beni, close to the country’s eastern border with Uganda.

DR Congo: UN mission steps up probe in wake of recent deadly violence

8 February 2007
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is stepping up its investigation of the situation in the country’s far west, where violent clashes last week led to the deaths of more than 130 people.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

DR Congo: Ban Ki-moon, Security Council urge new Government to resolve unrest

7 February 2007
Welcoming yesterday’s formation of the Government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council today urged it to work immediately with the opposition to resolve the unrest in the far west of the country that led to the deaths of dozens of people last week.

UN steps up police presence in troubled province of DR Congo following violence

5 February 2007
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has deployed an additional police unit in the troubled province of Bas-Congo, where more than 70 people were reportedly killed last week amid violent clashes following controversial local elections.

DR Congo: UN sends team to western region following new violence

2 February 2007
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is immediately sending a multi-disciplinary team to the western area of the vast country where a new outbreak of violence has caused heavy loss of life and numerous injuries.

DR Congo: UN reports clashes and abuses in east despite overall calm

31 January 2007
Certain army elements in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continue to harass and terrorize civilians in the east of the vast country while renegade forces who refuse to join in the demobilization and reintegration process have engaged in rape and other “intolerable violations,” the United Nations mission reported today.