Democratic

Special Representative Martin Kobler.
MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani

DR Congo: UN peacekeepers ready to protect civilians as clashes continue in North Kivu

22 August 2013
The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has ordered peacekeepers to take necessary action to protect civilians and prevent armed groups from advancing in the North Kivu province in response to renewed fighting in the region.
MONUSCO peacekeepers on patrol.
UN Photo/Sylvain Liechti

UN mission steps up patrols in eastern DR Congo, sends in choppers to protect civilians

21 August 2013
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has stepped up patrols and is sending in helicopters to protect civilians in the eastern part of the country following continued clashes between armed groups.
Head of MONUSCO, Martin Kobler (in red tie), is met by the Force Commander in Goma, DRC.
MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti

DR Congo: In North Kivu visit, envoy reaffirms UN commitment to resolve conflict

20 August 2013
During his first visit to the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a United Nations envoy reiterated the world body’s determination to help restore State authority in the eastern region of the vast country.
Michael Kirby, Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Jean-Marc Ferré

DPR Korea: UN human rights probe set to begin hearings next week

16 August 2013
The United Nations panel set up to investigate human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will begin a series of public hearings next week in Seoul, Republic of Korea, aimed at gathering information from various witnesses.
Children at the Provincial Baby Home in DPRK which is supported by UNICEF and WFP

DPR Korea: UN calls for $98 million to respond to urgent humanitarian needs

15 August 2013
The United Nations today said $98 million is urgently needed to address critical humanitarian needs in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), where some 2.4 million people need regular food assistance.
Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region Mary Robinson.
MONUSCO

UN envoy says her only agenda is helping restore peace to Africa’s Great Lakes region

9 August 2013
The United Nations Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa stressed that she has no other agenda than to help the people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighbouring countries to regain peace.
A displaced woman who fled fighting between FARDC and M23 rebels, at a camp in Kanyaruchinya, north of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, (DRC).
MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti

UN chief urges regional, global support for Africa’s Great Lakes peace accord

31 July 2013
Only a credible political process will end the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and address the root causes of cyclical violence in the wider Great Lakes, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today in a message to a high-level international summit on the situation in this strife-ridden region of Africa.
In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, these displaced women eat together in the tent they share. UNHCR is concerned about growing violence against women.
UNHCR/F. Noy

New UN statistics show alarming rise in rapes in strife-torn eastern DR Congo

30 July 2013
The recurrent conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu province has led to an alarming rise in rapes and violence against women and girls, the United Nations refugee agency said today.
Special intervention brigade forces from Tanzania, part of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - MONUSCO, on duty in Sake, North Kivu (July 2013).
MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti

UN mission sets up security zone in eastern DR Congo, gives rebels 48 hour ultimatum

30 July 2013
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced today that it will, for the first time, use its intervention brigade to enforce a security zone around the flashpoint city of Goma in the eastern part of the country, giving rebels 48 hours to disarm.
Many of the refugees from DR Congo manage to flee to Uganda with possessions, cooking equipment, mattresses and even livestock. UNHCR/L. Beck

DR Congo: peacekeeping mission denounces M23's alleged abuses against civilians

27 July 2013
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo today said it is highly alarmed over allegations of killings, forced recruitment and illegal detention of civilians by the March 23 Movement (M23) and urged humanitarian access to areas controlled by the rebel group.