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A displaced man rests in a community shelter in Bandundu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

DR Congo sees deadly surge in intercommunal violence

11 October 2022

More than 140 people have been killed in horrific intercommunal violence in the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday, briefing journalists in Geneva, that some victims had been beheaded.

A man walks in front of a crater left by an explosion during escalating conflict in Kyiv, Ukraine.

News in Brief 11 October 2022

11 October 2022

News in Brief

Ukraine: UN rights office condemnation for wave of missile attacks
DR Congo sees deadly surge in intercommunal violence
WMO report urges swifter action on transition to clean energy

Homeless people in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, seek shade under makeshift shelters in Nkombo market.

UNHCR/C.Schmitt

Congo: UN chief welcomes ceasefire between Brazzaville, Reverend Pastor Ntumi

26 December 2017

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday welcomed the signing of a ceasefire between the Government of the Republic of the Congo and a group led by Reverend Pastor Ntumi.

IMF

“Very significant shock” of lower oil prices in Africa

31 August 2016

General News

Eight oil-producing countries in Africa are facing a “very significant” economic shock following the collapse in oil prices over the past two years.

A barrel currently costs around US$50 on global markets, down from a high of US$125.

The countries mostly badly hit are Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria and South Sudan.

By contrast, oil importing countries are benefitting from the price collapse.

A child plays in a wheelbarrow while her family collects water into jerrycans in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo.

UNICEF/Christine Nesbitt

Republic of Congo: top UN officials concerned by reported attacks against civilians

13 April 2016

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is “deeply concerned” about recent reports that security operations undertaken by the Government of the Republic of the Congo in an area of southern Brazzaville known as “the Pool” allegedly resulted in attacks against civilian targets and displacement of the population from the affected areas.

Members of the Pepidi family take a lunch break during their long trip home to the Republic of Congo from Gabon

UN agency assists Congolese refugees to return home from Gabon

29 July 2011

The United Nations refugee agency is helping hundreds of Congolese to repatriate from Gabon to their former homes over the next week as a deadline looms for them to either apply to remain in Gabon or lose their refugee status.

Indigenous Baka children in the Republic of Congo often do not go to school because of discrimination

UNICEF hails new law on rights for indigenous children in Republic of Congo

31 December 2010

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today hailed a new law granting children in the Republic of Congo belonging to indigenous populations a legal basis to access health, education and protection.

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