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At the Kanyaruchinya internally displaced persons camp in Goma, women carry large bags of food rations distributed by UNICEF.
UN Photo/Sylvain Liechti

New fighting in eastern DR Congo adds to already dire humanitarian situation – UN

19 November 2012
Fresh clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between fighters with the rebel 23 March Movement (M23) and the national army have forced thousands of displaced men, women and children to flee again, adding to what United Nations agencies say is an already dire humanitarian situation in which over 2.4 million people are internally displaced due to conflict.
Thousands of people have been displaced by fighting in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
OCHA/Imane Cherif

UN troops continue support to DR Congo army as rebels advance on Goma

18 November 2012
United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today continued to assist the national army to halt the advance of the M23, while Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the rebel group to immediately cease its attacks.
DRC army soldiers stand guard during a military operation to strike M23 positions close to Rutshuru in eastern North Kivu province.
IRIN/Siegfried Modola

Security Council condemns fresh attacks by M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo

17 November 2012
The Security Council, meeting in an emergency session on Saturday, strongly condemned the latest attacks by the M23 rebel group, which displaced more civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and prompted the United Nations peacekeeping force there to deploy attack helicopters to support the national army.
A Congolese woman washes clothes at a hillside camp for the internally displaced in North Kivu's Masisi District.
UNHCR/S.Schulman

UN report finds evidence of arbitrary killings in eastern DR Congo, prompts calls for action

14 November 2012
Rebel groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) arbitrarily executed at least 264 civilians, including 83 children, over a five-month period this year, according to a report by United Nations human rights investigators, released today.
Farmers harvest their crops in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
FAO/Belay Derza Gaga

Joint UN assessment finds better harvests in DPR Korea along with under-nutrition

12 November 2012
There has been an increase in staple food production in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) for the second year running but under-nutrition persists for nearly three million people, according to a new United Nations assessment released today.
OCHA Operations Director John Ging with displaced children in North Kivu, DR of Congo, on 23 October 2012.
OCHA/Imane Cherif

Citing ‘monumental’ humanitarian needs, UN official urges greater relief aid for eastern DR Congo

5 November 2012
A top United Nations relief official today urged a greater response to tackle the “monumental” humanitarian needs being experienced in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where over two million people have been displaced by fighting.
Special Rapporteur Marzuki Darusman.
UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras

UN rights expert urges DPR Korea authorities to spend less on military, more on people

2 November 2012
An independent United Nations expert today voiced continued concern about the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and urged the Government to re-think its focus on military expenditure and to allocate resources to improve the living standards of its people.