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8 January 2013 – The United Nations official dealing with conflict-related sexual violence today welcomed the Security Council's imposition of sanctions on two armed groups active in the eastern Democratic Republic of the…

4 January 2013 – The substantial increase in violence among ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has led to a serious humanitarian crisis, displacing thousands of people who live in hostile conditions…

29 December 2012 - Two ceremonies took place in the town of Bunyakiri, territory of Kalehe, about 80km south-west of the city of Bukavu, : the first was the inauguration of a bridge at Kitchanga and the second the issuance of…

3 January 2013 – In response to an increase in ethnic-related incidents and armed groups activities since September, MONUSCO sections in charge of civilian protections (civil affairs, human rights, child protection, UN Police…

2 January 2013 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today dismissed several rumours related to the presence of an armed group in the country's east. In a news release, the UN…

28 December 2012 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today warned the 23 March Movement (M23) armed group that anyone attacking UN helicopters "will be prosecuted" as a war…

Kinshasa, 28 December 2012: On 26 December 2012 at approximately 20 hours, two MONUSCO helicopters were 20 kilometers North of Goma undertaking a routine flying certification when they were fired upon; once from Kibumba and…

21 December 2012 – Newly documented human rights violations in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) include cases of arbitrary executions and rape – among other atrocities – by the 23 March Movement (M23) armed…

18 December 2012 – The International Criminal Court (ICC) today acquitted former Congolese rebel leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui of war crimes and crimes against humanity relating to a deadly 2003 assault on a village in eastern…

18 December 2012 – Preliminary findings by United Nations investigators have documented at least 126 rapes and the killing of two civilians – one a minor – during a probe into human rights violations in a part of the…

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…