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Peacekeepers serving with the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) on patrol.
UN Photo/Sylvain Liechti

DR Congo: amid military gains, root causes of violence must be addressed, says UN official

31 January 2014
An action plan to stabilize the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has made important progress thanks to the support United Nations peacekeepers have given the Congolese army in the fight against rebel groups, but military means alone are not the solution, a top UN official said today.
Special Representative and head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) Martin Kobler. Photo MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani

UN concerned about growing displacement of people in DR Congo’s Katanga province

29 January 2014
More than 400,000 people have been displaced recently in the so-called “Triangle of Death” – the area between the towns of Pweto, Mitwaba and Manono – in the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations confirmed today.
A market street in Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
IRIN/Kenneth Odiwuor

DR Congo still needs humanitarian aid despite advances towards peace in east – UN

27 January 2014
Despite significant progress towards peace in the strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the international community must keep humanitarian aid flowing into a country where nearly 3 million people, half of them children, are currently displaced, according to the United Nations.
A military escort from the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in December 2013.
UN Photo/Sylvain Liechti

UN 'blue helmets' in DR Congo on standby after blast in arms depot

25 January 2014
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is standing by to support local authorities following an explosion at an ammunition depot.
High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay.
Violaine Martin

UN official urges African countries to ‘stop turning blind eye’ to suspected human rights violators

15 January 2014
The United Nations human rights chief today urged African leaders attending a high-level meeting in Angola on the strife-torn Great Lakes Region to ensure that persons suspected of serious human rights violations do not continue to jump borders to escape justice.
Peacekeepers serving with the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) on patrol.
UN Photo/Sylvain Liechti

Rebels attack town in eastern DR Congo, UN reports

14 January 2014
The United Nations today reported a new rebel attack in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the region continues to suffer from deadly violence even after the defeat of a major dissident group, the M23, over a month ago.
Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of MONUSCO briefs the Security Council.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

DR Congo peace efforts, regional framework at crucial juncture, UN officials stress

13 January 2014
Efforts to attain peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at an important juncture, senior United Nations officials said today, calling on all parties in the region to fulfil their commitments to achieve lasting peace.