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Top UN official in DR Congo visits Kananga to assess security, Ebola situation

26 September 2007
Concerned over the political and security situation on the ground, as well the threat to United Nations staff posed by the deadly Ebola virus, the world body’s top official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has just concluded a visit to the city of Kananga in the western Kasai province.
Congolese children in classroom

Congolese returns from Tanzania threatened by lack of food – UN refugee agency

25 September 2007
Serious food shortages are threatening the voluntary return of Congolese refugees from camps in western Tanzania, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

DR Congo: teams on ground to allow for quicker diagnosis of disease – UN

20 September 2007
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners now have substantial teams in the field in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where nine cases of the deadly Ebola virus has been confirmed, it was announced today.

DR Congo Government forces commit worst of widespread abuses – UN report

17 September 2007
Government soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remain responsible for the country’s worst human rights abuses, carrying out arbitrary executions and raping, robbing or extorting civilians, according to the latest report by the United Nations peacekeeping mission.
Child picking up scraps of food

Thousands of displaced Congolese receive food aid but fears persist for others, UN warns

14 September 2007
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today that although many of the tens of thousands of people displaced by fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in recent days have now received emergency rations, there are serious concerns for those who remain beyond its reach due to insecurity.
Group of IDPs heading towards Mugunga

Tens of thousands of Congolese refugees still on Ugandan side of border, UN reports

11 September 2007
Some 25,000 to 30,000 Congolese refugees remain on the Ugandan side of the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after fleeing last week’s escalation in fighting among the Congolese army, renegade troops and rebels, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.
John Holmes

UN humanitarian chief calls for bolstered peace efforts in eastern DR Congo

11 September 2007
Increased dialogue and negotiation, and not a military solution, are crucial in protecting civilians from the violent clashes wracking the troubled eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes told the Security Council today.

Ebola virus outbreak in central DR Congo claims 160 lives – UN health agency

11 September 2007
At least 160 people have died in an outbreak of the highly lethal haemorrhagic Ebola virus in the centre of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today, announcing that it is rushing medical and supplies to the region to try to contain the disease.

UN blue helmets help Congolese soldiers and families escape latest fighting

10 September 2007
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has helped more than 100 army soldiers, along with their wives and children, to evacuate from a town in the volatile far east of the country that has been the scene of fresh violence between armed groups at the weekend.

As tens of thousands flee in eastern DR Congo, fighting hampers UN food aid

7 September 2007
An upsurge in fighting between Government forces, renegade troops and rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is hampering efforts to deliver food aid to tens of thousands of people driven from their homes, United Nations agencies reported today.