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17 December 2012 – The situation on the ground in the Kivus – two provinces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which have experienced violent clashes and civilian displacement involving armed groups over…

10 December 2012 – Some 250 schools have been occupied or looted during the recent fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bringing the total number of schools affected by conflict this year to 600, the…

9 December 2012 – While relief workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have scaled up assistance to those affected by the recent violence in Goma, the protection of civilians remains a major concern, said a…

Bukavu, 28 November 2012 – The deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the M23 rebels' occupation of Goma in Nord-Kivu and their advance towards Sud-Kivu…

Goma, 3 December 2012 – While visiting Goma in Nord Kivu province, from 1 to 2 December 2012, General Babacar Gaye, Head of the Military Department of Peacekeeping Operations and Chief Military Advisor to the United Nations…

5 December 2012 – The security and humanitarian situation in the Kivu provinces in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains fragile, a United Nations spokesperson said today, adding that the world body is…

Mbandaka, 30 November 2012 – After a month-long dispute between the Governor of Equateur province, Jean-Claude Baende, and the Provincial Assembly Speaker, Jean-Gontran Ibambe, the two local authorities are back to a cordial…

Mbandaka, 30 November 2012 - The Centre de Formation international en Droits humains et Développement (International Human Rights and Development Training Center) launched a training workshop in Mbandaka, the provincial…

Kananga, 3 December 2012 – A three-day awareness campaign to take vitamin A supplements and to disinfest children was launched on 27 November in Kananga, Kasaï Occidental, by the provincial Minister of Health in partnership…

Mbandaka, 26 November 2012 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), through its Civil Affairs section…

4 December 2012 – Amid reports of volatility in the area, the United Nations refugee agency today said it is concerned about the security of displaced people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after an…

1 December 2012 – The United Nations has welcomed the withdrawal of the 23 March Movement (M23) armed group from Goma, a provincial capital in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while also calling for…