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African Union facilitator Edem Kodjo (left) addresses the meeting of the preparatory committee to the national dialogue in the Democratic Repiblic of the Congo (DRC).
MONUSCO/Theophane Kinda

DR Congo: UN chief notes holding of preparatory meeting towards national dialogue

23 August 2016
Noting today’s meeting of the national dialogue preparatory committee in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated a call for an inclusive political dialogue to overcome an impasse in the electoral process.
In North Kivu Province, soldiers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) armed forces, with support from the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), continue tracking down armed groups in eastern DRC. Photo MONUSCO/Alain Wandimoyi

Security Council strongly condemns killings in eastern DR Congo, calls for government probe

17 August 2016
The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the 13 August killing of at least 50 civilians in a village in the restive North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), by suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
A member of FIB stands guard in the Beni region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where the UN backed the FARDC in an operation (March 2014).
MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti

UN condemns 'appalling' attack on civilians in eastern DR Congo

15 August 2016
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined his envoys from the Great Lakes Region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today in strongly condemning the killing of dozens of civilians during an overnight attack in Beni, located in restive eastern part of the country, where the UN mission and national authorities have now deployed forces in the wake if the incident.
High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein (centre), on a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in July 2016.
MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani

DR Congo: Denying visa to human rights researcher ‘regrettable,’ says UN rights chief

12 August 2016
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein today said that the denial of visa to a human rights researcher in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a regrettable development.