Congo-Kinshasa: Security Council Urged to Support Eastern DR Congo Peace Initiatives

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The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday that more than one million people, including some 400,000 minors, have been victims of forced displacement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as a result of clashes between the M23 terrorist group and the Congolese Army. READ ALSO: M23 terrorist group assassinates 13 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo According to the Director of UNICEF, Catherine Russell, mos…

UN Security Council urged to take united action in DR Congo as conflict deepens

UN Special Envoy Huang Xia called for greater coordination of efforts to resolve the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday amid escalating violence by the M23 rebel group and a deepening humanitarian crisis in the region. Huang Xia, Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, stressed the urgent need to resolve the root causes of the ongoing DRC conflict, as the continuing disturbances impact human lives and rights, particu…

Millions of children at risk as violence escalates in DR Congo

Since the escalation of violence in January, the UN Children’s Fund reports a 100% increase in verified violations against children and women in the first four months of 2025. Read all

Displaced people increase in Democratic Republic of Congo

In a statement released in the capital, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) indicated that civilians fled their homes in the midst of armed clashes between the army and the insurgent March 23 Movement (M23) in the provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu. Quoted by the media, the agency’s own director, Caterine Russel, declared before the United Nations Security Council that at the height of the conflict this year in eastern DRC a c…

UN officials warn of worsening crisis in eastern DRC

As the situation deteriorates, UN officials are calling for immediate international pressure to restore humanitarian access, uphold human rights, and pave the way toward a lasting peace in one of Africa’s most volatile regions.