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Armed group of M23 make their withdrawal from the city of Goma, DRC.
MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti

DR Congo: UN officials urge justice for grave crimes committed by M23

9 October 2014
Senior United Nations officials appealed today for justice for crimes committed by the March 23 Movement (M23)in parts of the North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Council (DRC), on the heels of a new UN- backed report citing a raft of grave rights abuses committed by the armed group between April 2012 and November 2013.
Wide view of the Security Council.
UN Photo/JC McIlwaine (file photo)

DR Congo: Security Council reiterates priority of 'swift neutralization' of armed group

3 October 2014
The United Nations Security Council today reiterated that the “swift neutralization” of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) armed group is a top priority in bringing stability to and protecting the civilians of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes region.