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Cultivating a field in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
FAO

Water scarcity in DPR Korea causes first drop in food production since 2010 – UN agency

27 April 2016
The total food production in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) decreased by nine per cent in 2015, marking the first drop since 2010 due to drought and low irrigation water availability, the latest report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) showed today.
Children at a displacement camp in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
OCHA/Naomi Frerotte

UN agency urges parties to ensure rights of people displaced amid violence in eastern DR Congo

14 April 2016
The United Nations refugee agency has expressed concern about the welfare of tens of thousands of internally displaced people (IDP) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who have been driven out of host sites due to fresh fighting between the Congolese army and rebel forces.
Blue helmets and uniforms of UN Peacekeepers.
UN Photo/Marco Dormino

UN sexual misconduct investigation in DR Congo finds violations and cases of abuse

4 April 2016
Findings of a United Nations Response Team tasked with investigating sexual abuse allegations committed by UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) indicate sex with minors along with paternity claims.