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MONUSCO’s mediation efforts in Equateur province
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…
Situation in Kivu provinces of eastern DR Congo remains ‘tense and fragile’ – UN spokesperson
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…
DR Congo: initial findings by UN confirm human rights violations amid recent violence
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…
International Criminal Court acquits former Congolese rebel leader of war crimes
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…
MONUSCO dispatched an evaluation mission to Masisi to assess the security and humanitarian situation
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…
SUD-KIVU: Bunyakiri-Hombo axis now passable thanks to MONUSCO
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…
Increasing ethnic violence in DR Congo has led to serious humanitarian crisis – UN
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…
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DRC:UN official welcomes Security Council action in efforts against conflict-related sexual violence
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…
MONUSCO Peacekeepers Rescue Two European Tourists
The incident took place on 6 January 2013, about 80km north-east of the city of Goma, precisely at Kisheguru, a locality situated in the territory of Rutshuru. Two European tourists, a German and an Austrian traveling by road…
High-level UN Delegation Visits Goma to Take Stock of the Security Situation
Goma, 24 November 2012 – A high-level delegation of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) from Kinshasa visited Goma on Saturday 24 November 2012 to enquire…