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Senior UN official assesses stabilization plan in eastern DR Congo

23 July 2008
A top UN official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ross Mountain, is visiting North Kivu province with the Congolese Minister of Planning, Olivier Kamitatu, to assess the implementation of the security and stabilization plan for eastern DRC.
Prisoners at Mbuji Mayi central prison in Kasaï Oriental province

DR Congo: UN voices alarm at rising number of prison deaths

21 July 2008
Human rights officials with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have expressed serious concern about the living conditions in the Mbuji Mayi central prison, where at least 26 prisoners have died from severe and acute malnutrition since February.
Displaced prepare to go home to Ituri last year, before the operation was suspended

DR Congo: displaced people resume return to their homes in north with UN help

21 July 2008
Displaced people today began returning to their homes in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with the help of the United Nations refugee agency.
Ross Mountain briefs reporters on his visit to North Kivu

Senior UN officials assess peace efforts in eastern DR Congo province

18 July 2008
Senior officials with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have concluded a visit to North Kivu to assess ongoing efforts to restore peace and stability in the province.
MONUC rehabilitates infrastructure in eastern DR of Congo

DR Congo: UN mission completes construction of camps for Government troops

16 July 2008
The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has completed construction on three training camps for Government forces, known as the FARDC, as well as roads, bridges and airfields in North and South Kivu provinces in the east of the country.
Women marching against sexual violence in the DRC (file photo)

DR Congo: UN mission begins sensitization training for Government troops

20 June 2008
Government forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are being given a week-long training course in child protection, human rights, sexual violence and military justice by the United Nations mission in the country (MONUC).

UN looks to combat sexual violence in Africa’s Great Lakes Region

16 June 2008
Government representatives, military officials, key community representatives and women’s rights defenders from across Africa’s Great Lakes region have gathered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for a three-day conference focusing on eradicating sexual violence.
Launch of armed groups disarmament campaign by DR of Congo government

DR Congo: UN calls for investigation into clashes in western province

16 June 2008
The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has called for a criminal investigation into human rights violations during clashes between Government forces and a rebel group in Bas Congo province in February and March.

DR Congo: UN welcomes surrender of commander of Rwandan armed group

23 May 2008
A high-level commander of an armed Rwandan group has laid down his arms and voluntarily returned to his own country, the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported today.

Dozens feared dead after boat sinks near DR Congo, UN mission says

23 May 2008
Dozens of people remain missing four days after an overloaded passenger boat sank during a storm over Lake Tanganyika in central Africa and rescuers do not expect to find any more survivors, the United Nations mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) reports.