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MONUSCO helicopter in Walikale, North Kivu, DRC.
MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani

DR Congo: efforts still under way to reach UN helicopter crash site

11 March 2013
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported today that a rescue team has arrived several kilometres from the area where one of its helicopters went missing this weekend, but have not yet reached the wreckage site owing to bad weather conditions and difficult terrain.
Special Rapporteur Marzuki Darusman.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Rights abuses in DPR Korea may amount to crimes against humanity – UN expert

11 March 2013
Many of the systematic patterns of human rights violations documented in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) may constitute crimes against humanity, an independent United Nations expert said today.
UN Spokesperson Martin Nesirky.
UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras

UN chief calls on DPR Korea to continue to abide by Korean War truce

11 March 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to continue to respect the terms of the 1953 Armistice Agreement that ended the Korean War, amid the country’s reported claims that the pact is nullified.
National army soldiers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on parade.
IRIN/Eddy Isango

UN calls for suspension of DR Congo military units involved in mass rapes

8 March 2013
The United Nations has called on the national army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to suspend two of its battalions which, according to investigations, have been involved in mass rapes and other human rights violations.
Residents returning to destruction in the town of Kitchanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
UN Photo/Sylvain Liechti

Thousands of people in danger in DR Congo as clashes continue in Kitchanga – UN

7 March 2013
The United Nations today warned that tens of thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are in danger as clashes continue between national troops and an armed group in the town of Kitchanga, displacing thousands and affecting humanitarian facilities and access to basic services.
Security Council votes unanimously to impose new sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

Security Council tightens sanctions on DPR Korea in wake of latest nuclear blast

7 March 2013
Following its strong condemnation of the nuclear test conducted last month by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United Nations Security Council today tightened sanctions on the country’s trade and banking, as well as travel by targeted officials.
Refugees on the move in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
OCHA/Imane Cherif

Ban calls on Security Council to authorize intervention brigade for DR Congo

5 March 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the Security Council to authorize the deployment of a special force within the current United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to address imminent threats to peace and security.