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Joint communiqué of the African Union, the United Nations, the European Union and the International Organization of La Francophonie on the situation in the Kasaï provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Statement by SRSG Maman Sidikou to the Open Session of the UN Security Council
MONUSCO expresses serious concern over recent developments in Kananga
MONUSCO expresses serious concern over recent developments in Kananga

KINSHASA, 18 March 2017 – MONUSCO expresses grave concern over reports of renewed violence in Kananga between 14 and 17 March 2017.

18 Mar 2017
Principales tendances de violations des Droits de l’homme au cours du mois de février 2017
Note to the media : Two UN experts are reported missing in the DR Congo

Left to right: Nancee Bright (Office of the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict), Lisa Buttenheim (Department of Field Support), Maria Luiza Viotti, Chef de Cabinet, and Christian Saunders (Department of Management), brief the media on protection from sexual exploitation and abuse. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

United Nations Secretary-General message on International Women’s Day
DRC defence and security forces committed serious human rights violations in December 2016
Report on Human Rights violations in the DR Congo in the context of the events of 19 December 2016
Report on Human Rights violations in the DR Congo in the context of the events of 19 December 2016

KINSHASA/GENEVA (1 March 2017) – Defence and security forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo used excessive, disproportionate and at times lethal force to prevent and contain demonstrations in December 2016, a UN report published today has found.

28 Feb 2017
The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the violence witnessed in the Kasaï region over recent months.

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