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Congolese flee inter-ethnic violence in Equateur province

DR Congo: UN regains access to group cut off by military operations

4 May 2010
After five weeks of Government operations against ethnic militias, the United Nations refugee agency today said that it is once again able to reach some 35,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who have fled to neighbouring Republic of Congo (ROC).
MONUSCO peacekeepers on patrol in the DRC

UN presence in DR Congo crucial despite call for early withdrawal, says relief chief

3 May 2010
The top United Nations humanitarian official today ended a five-day to areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that have witnessed some of the worst atrocities against civilians, stressing the vital need that UN peacekeepers remain beyond the August 2011 deadline set by the Government.
LRA fighters
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UN relief chief speaks out against Ugandan rebel violence in DR Congo

1 May 2010
The top United Nations humanitarian official today condemned the “horrific” atrocities committed by a notorious Uganda rebel group in the volatile northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
A family waits to be registered in a previous wave of displacement caused by conflict in North Kivu

UN aid chief urges DR Congo authorities to enhance protection of civilians

30 April 2010
The top United Nations humanitarian official today visited the province of South Kivu in the troubled east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and stressed that protecting civilians and ensuring they have access to aid remains ultimately the responsibility of the national authorities.
USG for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes

UN relief chief arrives in DR Congo to review humanitarian needs

29 April 2010
The top United Nations humanitarian official today arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for a five-day visit intended to highlight relief priorities and urge improved protection of civilians in the central African country where persistent conflicts have created one of the world’s most complex humanitarian emergencies.
Women cook at a centre for victims of sexual violence in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

UN refugee agency dismayed by impunity for endemic rape in DR Congo

23 April 2010
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today spoke out against the large number of rapes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), voicing concern at the impunity with which the attacks are being carried out.
Refugees from the DRC's Equateur province, now living in Gangania in neighbouring Republic of Congo

DR Congo: UN envoy promises increased civilian protection in troubled city

22 April 2010
The top United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has pledged to strengthen its military presence in the capital of the north-western province of Equateur to help the Government provide better protection for civilians following a deadly raid by rebels earlier this month on the city.
UN peacekeepers serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Conflict-related rape the focus of UN official’s visit to DR Congo

14 April 2010
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Margot Wallström is on her first tour since her appointment, conducting a week-long visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where both rebels and the national army have been accused of mass rape.
MONUC forces on patrol in Rutshuru

UN to begin first phase of pullout of blue helmets in DR Congo by July

13 April 2010
The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) told the Security Council today that the first stage of withdrawing blue helmets from the country by July is “operationally feasible,” but the safety of civilians under threat from militias and criminals remains a priority.

UN-backed survey finds alarming malnutrition rates in DR Congo

7 April 2010
A United Nations-supported survey has revealed alarming acute malnutrition rates among some 530,000 children under five and more than one million pregnant women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).