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MONUC Force Commander General Babacar Gaye

UN takes new security steps after deadly attack in north-western DR Congo

7 April 2010
United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the national army are adopting new security measures after a deadly attack in a hitherto more stable region of the vast strife-torn country highlighted the potential for local conflicts to rapidly escalate.
Lake Kivu connects Goma and Bukavu, the capitals of North and South Kivu Provinces [File Photo]

UN peacekeepers in DR Congo rescue 29 people in Lake Kivu ferry mishap

6 April 2010
United Nations blue helmets in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have rescued dozens of people stranded on Lake Kivu after a ferry boat they had boarded to travel south to the city of Bukavu ran aground on rocks.
Many of the refugees who have fled intercommunal clashes in Dongo, the DRC, are children

DR Congo: UN deplores resort to arms after deadly attack on provincial capital

6 April 2010
The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has voiced deep concern at a deadly attack in a region cited by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as showing the potential for local conflicts to rapidly escalate in the vast strife-torn country.
MONUSCO peacekeepers on patrol in the DRC

Ban proposes drawdown of 2,000 UN peacekeepers from DR Congo by end of June

5 April 2010
Despite continued violence and human rights abuses by both rebels and the army, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has made sufficient progress over much of its vast territory for the 20,000-strong United Nations peacekeeping force to withdraw up to 2,000 troops by June.
Women and children find shelter in a village in the Republic of Congo after fleeing Equateur Province, DRC

UN peacekeeper, contractors killed by insurgents in north-western DR Congo

5 April 2010
A United Nations peacekeeper and two contractors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were shot dead by insurgents who attacked the capital of Equateur province, Mbandaka, yesterday, first striking at the governor’s mansion and national assembly before temporarily occupying the airport.

DR Congo: UN helps women fight under-representation in government

1 April 2010
The United Nations is boosting the efforts of women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to overcome decades of low female participation in politics and achieve their rightful role in governing the vast African country and rebuilding it after years of civil war.
Refugees who fled LRA attacks in DRC being registered in Gangura, southern Sudan

UN probe into alleged massacre in remote northeast of DR Congo continues

29 March 2010
United Nations inquiries are continuing into a recent massacre of civilians in the remote northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reportedly by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a UN spokesperson confirmed today.
Vitit Muntarbhorn, human rights Special Rapporteur in the DPRK

Human rights situation in DPR Korea is bleak, independent UN expert says

15 March 2010
The many instances of harrowing and horrific human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will continue unless certain measures at the national and international levels are taken, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in the country said today.

UN agency begins airlifting food aid for refugees uprooted from DR Congo

12 March 2010
The United Nations today started to airlift urgent food aid for tens of thousands of people who have fled ethnic violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and are seeking refuge in neighbouring Republic of Congo (ROC).
DRC refugees living close to the border between the Republic of Congo and the CAR

UN and aid partners call for $60 million to help 110,000 Congolese refugees

9 March 2010
The United Nations and its partners today launched an appeal for just under $60 million to help more than 100,000 refugees from the northwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who have fled ethnic violence and are seeking refuge in neighbouring Republic of Congo (ROC).