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A peacekeeper in an armoured vehicle providing protection for civilians in downtown Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
MONUSCO/Abel Kavanagh

DR Congo: UN official condemns ‘intolerable’ attack on mission helicopter

4 May 2015
The head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has condemned today’s attack on a UN helicopter near the city of Beni as “unacceptable and intolerable.”
A peacekeeper in an armoured vehicle providing protection for civilians in downtown Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
MONUSCO/Abel Kavanagh

UN mission condemns ‘murderous’ attack on civilians in north-eastern DR Congo town

17 April 2015
The head of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has strongly condemned Wednesday’s deadly attack on civilians in North Kivu province and expressed deep condolences to the families of the victims.
Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura.
MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani

DR Congo: UN welcomes ‘milestone’ declaration aimed at combating rape in war

31 March 2015
The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura, today called the signing of a landmark declaration by military commanders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a “milestone” on the road to ending conflict related sexual violence.
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) refugees who thought they had found safety here in Zemio camp in Central African Republic were attacked when they ventured back to DRC to work their land.
UNHCR/A. Kitidi

UN condemns kidnaping of DR Congo refugees, urges their immediate release

27 March 2015
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has today strongly condemned the recent kidnapping of Congolese refugees by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), calling for an immediate release of those still in captivity.
Elements of the Malawi contingent of the Intervention Brigade on a joint patrol with Government forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
UN Photo/Sylvain Liechti

Security Council renews DR Congo Mission, reduces troop numbers by 2,000

26 March 2015
The Security Council passed a resolution today renewing for 12 months the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and endorsing recommendations made in the Secretary-General's report on the strategic review of the mission.
Special Representative and head of the UN peacekeeping mission in DRC (MONUSCO) Martin Kobler (centre) having a conversation prior to briefing the Security Council.
UN Photo/Loey Felipe

UN envoy outlines progress in DR Congo from ‘shattered’ country to ‘proud nation’

19 March 2015
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is unified with a “clear, shared and celebrated” identity, the top United Nations envoy there told the Security Council today, as he briefed on the latest developments in the vast African nation.
Police officers trying to maintain calm during demonstrations in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
MONUSCO

DR Congo: UN rights office urges release of illegally detained protestors

6 February 2015
The United Nations human rights office today raised serious due process concerns over the detention of at least 300 people – some for as long as three weeks and with no access to a lawyer – following recent demonstrations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The main road in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
IRIN/Jessica Hatcher

Great Lakes region must unite to stamp out armed groups in DR Congo, urges UN envoy

5 February 2015
Countries must come together to “neutralize all negative forces” terrorizing the population in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region urged today following meetings with top Rwandan officials to discuss recent peace and security developments in the region.
A peacekeeper in an armoured vehicle providing protection for civilians in downtown Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
MONUSCO/Abel Kavanagh

Armed groups to be 'neutralised' says UN DR Congo envoy after massacre near Beni

4 February 2015
The head of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has today strongly condemned massacre of civilians that took place in the area of Beni town in the vast country's restive northeast.
Amb. Cristián Barros Melet of Chile, President of the Security Council for January, voting as the Council unanimously renewed sanctions on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
UN Photo/Mark Garten

DR Congo: Security Council renews sanctions, extends mandate of expert monitoring group

29 January 2015
The United Nations Security Council today renewed its sanctions on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to prevent the supply, sale or transfer of arms, training, and financing, to armed groups.