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Congolese queue up for aid earlier in 2013 after fleeing the fighting for safety in Uganda.
UNHCR/L. Beck

Amid rapid influx of Congolese refugees, UN rushes emergency aid to Uganda

15 July 2013
The United Nations refugee agency is today sending an emergency shipment of tents, blankets and sleeping mats as part of its efforts to assist some 66,000 refugees who have sought safety in western Uganda over the last five days after fleeing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Left to right: Special Rapporteur Marzuki Darusman, Commission Chairman Michael Kirby and Sonja Biserko.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

DPR Korea: UN human rights probe begins work with initial discussions in Geneva

5 July 2013
The United Nations panel set up to investigate human rights violations in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) began its work this week in Geneva with a number of key meetings as well as discussions on the strategy, methodology and approach to be taken in carrying out its mandate.