At least 7,000 have died in Congo this year, country's PM tells UN's human rights council
Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the prime minister of the ...
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UN calls for ceasefire in Congo
The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday calling for an immediate and unconditional ...
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Top UN official calls for immediate ceasefire in eastern DR Congo
United Nations special envoy to Congo, Bintou Keita, called for an immediate cease fire and an end to hostilities "without ...
UN Security Council demands rebels withdraw from captured Congolese cities
The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Friday demanding that the M23 rebels in eastern Congo immediately ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Crisis - Occupation Blocks UN Mission From Protecting Civilians
The continued occupation of North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the M23 armed group has "severely constrained" the UN stabilisation force's ability to protect civilians ...
M23 Rebels In DR Congo's North Kivu Hinder UN Peacekeeping Operations: UN
The head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said that Rwanda-supported M23 rebels in the e ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Shortage of Humanitarian Routes Threatens Aid Operation, Top UN Official Warns
As M23 rebels continue to gain ground in South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country's top ...
Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn
Top United Nations officials in Africa have warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of ...
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Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Congo, the United States and UN experts accuse neighboring Rwanda ... including the national capital Kinshasa. Kinshasa lies around 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) away from Goma, on the vast country ...
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UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing children, attacking hospitals
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern ...
M23 rebels in DRC's North Kivu hinder UN peacekeeping operations: UN
The head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said on Friday that Rwanda-supported M23 ...