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Counting Votes in the 2006 elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Elections (file)

DR Congo: UN mission supports calendar for electoral review process

30 March 2009
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has welcomed the announcement by the Independent Electoral Commission of a timetable for the electoral review process for local polls.
Group of IDPs flee to escape fighting between Congolese army and rebel troops in North Kivu

Tens of thousands more flee armed groups in eastern DR Congo, UN agency reports

27 March 2009
The United Nations refugee agency voiced serious concern today over the plight of thousands of civilians who have fled their homes to escape daily attacks by the many armed groups operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Some former Rwandan rebels and their dependents in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (file photo)

DR Congo conflicts threaten people’s already-shaky living conditions – UN official

17 March 2009
Although the global spotlight has been on the conflict in the volatile far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), violations have been occurring in other parts of the vast African nation, a senior United Nations human rights official today said.
Special Representative of the Secretary-General Alan Doss

DR Congo: appeal to Rwandan fighters to return home is working, UN says

10 March 2009
The appeal to Rwandan rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to return home is having a positive impact on peace and security in the strife-torn area, the United Nations’ top envoy there said today.
Internally displaced Congolese on the move in North Kivu province after an FDLR attack

Upsurge in attacks as militia group returns to North Kivu, UN agency reports

6 March 2009
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said it is extremely worried about the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the eastern Congolese province of North Kivu, where some 160,000 people have been uprooted from their homes since January and returning militia are attacking local civilians and aid workers.
MONUC head Alan Doss (third right) addresses a group of demobilized children in Goma, North Kivu

UN helps demobilize 880 children linked to armed groups in DR Congo

4 March 2009
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has demobilized 880 children associated with armed groups in the volatile eastern province of North Kivu between 30 January and 2 March, it was announced today.