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Thousands of civilians have fled violence in eastern DRC

DR Congo: top UN humanitarian official condemns new ‘terror and upheaval’

30 April 2009
The top United Nations humanitarian official today condemned a resurgence of violence against civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid a serious of offensives against a Rwandan militia group.
MONUSCO peacekeepers on patrol in the DRC

Surrenders of Rwandan rebels in eastern DR Congo ramp up, UN says

27 April 2009
The number of Rwandans laying down their arms and leaving militias that terrorize civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has multiplied four-fold on a monthly basis compared to last year, the United Nations reported today.
Group of IDPs flee to escape fighting between Congolese army and rebel troops in North Kivu

Civilians continue to flee, in fear of reprisals, in eastern DR Congo – UN

24 April 2009
Congolese civilians are continuing to flee their homes, fearful of reprisal attacks by Hutu rebels, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today, expressing concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

DR Congo: UN envoy hears of revenge attacks by Hutu militia on locals

23 April 2009
A recent deadly attack by Hutu rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has left five children dead and hundreds of homes burned to the ground, village leaders told the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the DRC (MONUC) today.
On the run: displaced Congolese ponder their future in North Kivu

DR Congo: over 100,000 uprooted in latest wave of rebel attacks, says UN

22 April 2009
Rebel attacks in recent weeks have forced more than 100,000 people from their homes in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Nyagatare transit centre, a focal point for Rwandan returnees and Congolese refugees from Bukavu

DR Congo, Rwanda take first steps to repatriate 150,000 refugees

17 April 2009
Neighbouring nations Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have begun talks on the return home of their 150,000 nationals taking refuge in each other’s country, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
MONUC completes training of two more FARDC integrated battalions

UN peacekeeping mission, DR Congo set up joint coordination centres

16 April 2009
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the country’s armed forces have established two joint coordination centres to support Government efforts to restore safety and security to the volatile north-eastern provinces of the vast African nation.
Internally displaced children in Tadu, north-eastern DRC, following deadly attacks by the LRA

DR Congo: UN envoy to push for children’s rights in peace process

13 April 2009
The United Nations human rights envoy tasked with protecting the rights of children in armed conflict is set to arrive tomorrow in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for talks to ensure greater protection for children amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis engulfing the country’s east.
Displaced people north of Dungu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Orientale province

Top UN official signals improvement, tough challenges in eastern DR Congo

9 April 2009
Although a nascent peace process has led to a “sea change” in the strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a top United Nations official today cautioned that challenges – including rebel groups continuing to wreak havoc in the region – remain.
Displaced people north of Dungu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Orientale province

DR Congo: more than 30,000 flee new attacks by splintered rebel factions

7 April 2009
Even as some armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are being contained through peace pacts and military action, new fighting between other militias has driven more than 30,000 people from their homes, the United Nations refugee agency said today.