Fighting escalated sharply in late January, as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized control of parts of North Kivu, including areas near…
The rebels have already seized the provincial capital, Goma, and reports indicate that they are closing in on the key…
The internet also remains down in the provincial capital and only mobile phone networks are functioning, with M23 fighters apparently in…
Dead bodies lie in the streets, hospitals are overwhelmed and there has been an uptick in reports of sexual violence,…
As fighting intensifies between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and Congolese forces, UN chief of Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix underscored…
In a briefing on Monday, Mr. Lacroix told journalists in New York that some staff from the UN’s Stabilization Mission…
Spiralling violence and killings in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo triggered an emergency Security Council meeting Sunday morning…
The UN mission in DR Congo, MONUSCO, is relocating administrative staff and others in North Kivu that can continue performing…
“We are deeply alarmed at the heightened risk of an attack by the M23 armed group on Goma, the capital…
Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement issued by his Spokesperson noted the Rwandan-backed rebels seizure of Sake, in South Kivu,…