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Amb. Cristián Barros Melet of Chile, President of the Security Council for January, voting as the Council unanimously renewed sanctions on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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DR Congo: Security Council renews sanctions, extends mandate of expert monitoring group

29 January 2015
The United Nations Security Council today renewed its sanctions on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to prevent the supply, sale or transfer of arms, training, and financing, to armed groups.
Police officers trying to maintain calm during demonstrations in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
MONUSCO

UN human rights office urges probe into excessive use of force in DR Congo protests

23 January 2015
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) today expressed alarm at the apparent excessive use of force by security officers against demonstrators in Democratic Republic of the Congo cities Kinshasa and Goma, and called for “a thorough and independent investigation” into the matter.
UN peacekeepers in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani

DR Congo: Ban urges calm in Kinshasa; peacekeeping chief backs gradual drawdown of UN mission

22 January 2015
Amid the deteriorating situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the capital, Kinshasa, is gripped by clashes between demonstrators and security forces, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today urged maximum restraint on all sides, while the head of United Nations peacekeeping operations briefed the Security Council on broader efforts to help stabilize the vast country.
Police officers trying to maintain calm during demonstrations in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
MONUSCO

DR Congo: UN Mission deplores loss of life as police, protesters clash in capital

20 January 2015
The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today condemned the deaths and injuries that occurred when protests turned violent on Monday in the streets of the country’s capital, Kinshasa.
Joint Democratic Republic of the Congo army (FARDC)-MONUSCO operation against the Front de Résistance Patriotique de l’Ituri (FRPI).
MONUSCO

DR Congo: UN mission chief voices ‘full solidarity’ as Government battles armed groups

16 January 2015
The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has expressed ‘full solidarity’ and support for the country’s Government as it continues in its fight against armed groups operating in the eastern part of its territory. Updated: 16:14
Security Council meets on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and issues statement calling on its leader to approve joint action to ‘neutralize’ rebels.
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Security Council calls on DR Congo leader to approve joint action to ‘neutralize’ rebels

8 January 2015
The Security Council today called on the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to “swiftly approve” plans to begin joint operations between the Congolese military and the United Nations peacekeeping force to “neutralize” a rebel group with a long history of heinous crimes in the eastern regions of the vast country.
UN peacekeepers patrol Camp Lieutenant General Jean-Lucien Bahuma in Kisangani, Oriental Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is hosting former FDLR combatants.
MONUSCO/Abel Kavanagh

In phone call with DR Congo President, Ban urges ‘decisive action’ against armed group

7 January 2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in a phone call with Democratic Republic of the Congo’s President, Joseph Kabila, today appealed for decisive action against the armed group FDLR (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda), after it failed to surrender on deadline.
Cobra Matata, leader of the Force de Résistance Patriotique de l’Ituri (FRPI), arrives handcuffed in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 5 January 2015, after being arrested during a joint operation by UN troops and the Congolese army (FARDC).
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UN Mission chief applauds joint operations against armed groups in eastern DR Congo

6 January 2015
A joint operation by United Nations troops and the Congolese army (FARDC) took control of the main bases used by an armed group actively threatening security and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s long-troubled eastern region.
A MONUSCO attack helicopter provides aerial protection for a convoy carrying FDLR ex-combatants from Kanyabayonga transit camp, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
MONUSCO/Force

With no rebel surrender, UN mission in DR Congo readies military operations

5 January 2015
With the deadline for the unconditional surrender of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) having passed on 2 January, and no significant additional surrenders of FDLR combatants registered since June, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) is working to address the situation, a UN spokesperson said today.
FDLR ex-combatants who already voluntarily surrendered to MONUSCO in South Kivu during the surrender ceremony on 28 December 2014.
MONUSCO/Serge Kasanga

DR Congo: as deadline for surrender passes, UN and partners urge action against rebels

2 January 2015
Today, as the six-month grace period for the full and unconditional surrender of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) armed group expires, the United Nations and its partners urged that “all necessary measures” be taken to disarm the rebels, who have had a long history of heinous crimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).