Congo

Security Council hears of ongoing imperative to end violence in eastern DR Congo

Bintou Keita, who also heads the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC, known as MONUSCO, reported on the instability in…

2 years ago

Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn aid agencies

The alert from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) follows a new dire assessment from UN-partnered…

2 years ago

‘Alarming’ situation in Great Lakes Region of DR Congo

“It is the civilian population who will continue to bear the heavy toll of war daily: loss of life, sexual…

2 years ago

Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace

“We need to collectively remain engaged in assisting the country on its path to peace and stability,” said Bintou Keita,…

2 years ago

Mpox in DR Congo: Medics plead for vaccines as rate of infections increases

Medical staff on the front line of the battle against mpox in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have told the…

2 years ago

DR Congo: Conflict escalation linked to deadly Mpox threat

For decades, conflict in the mineral-rich eastern DRC has triggered alarming levels of violence, mass displacement, widespread disease, gender-based violence…

2 years ago

UN envoy highlights alarming violence and neglected humanitarian crisis in DR Congo

Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Bintou Keita, informed the Security Council of an attack on the residence of a Congolese…

2 years ago