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President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

DR Congo calls for UN mission to move from peacekeeping to development

22 September 2011
With peace returning to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), President Joseph Kabila today called for a reappraisal of the United Nations mission which had helped to bring stability to the vast country, moving its focus away from peacekeeping to economic development.

UN voices concern after mass prison outbreak in DR Congo

7 September 2011
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is voicing concern about prison security in the impoverished nation after a mass outbreak earlier today from a jail in the DRC’s southeast.
MONUSCO peacekeepers on patrol.
UN Photo/Myriam Asmani

DR Congo: UN condemns pre-election violence and urges dialogue

6 September 2011
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today called on all parties in the upcoming elections to avoid actions that could jeopardize the smooth running of the polls following a recent wave of violence.