DR Congo crisis: ‘The violence must end now’, UN Security Council …
2 days ago · Welcome to the United Nations Language ... met for the second time in three days on Tuesday over the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with UN agencies and partners on the ground reporting chaos in the streets of the regional capital Goma amid rising death and displacement as the M23 armed group takes over towns ...
DR CONGO CRISIS: Updates as top UN official tells emergency …
5 days ago · Welcome to the United Nations ... Intensifying hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving the non-state armed group M23 have caused further mass displacement in the mineral-rich region, with fears that the regional capital Goma could come under attack, UN agencies warned on Friday. ...
DR Congo emergency: Next 24 hours are critical, warn UN agencies
2 days ago · Welcome to the United Nations Language ... The latest reports from Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from UN teams on the ground indicate a fast-deteriorating situation on Tuesday amid an ongoing assault …
Briefing Security Council on Worsening Situation in Democratic …
3 days ago · “The United Nations is profoundly concerned by the resumption of hostilities,” said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations. On 23-24 January, M23 fired on positions of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
Democratic Republic of the Congo - United Nations
Jan 8, 2025 · As the Security Council convened an emergency meeting for the second time in three days to address the worsening situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a senior United Nations...
MONUSCO | United Nations Peacekeeping
MONUSCO took over from an earlier UN peacekeeping operation – the United Nations Organization Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo – on 1 July 2010. It was done in accordance with...
Briefing Security Council on Goma Attack, Senior UN Official in ...
2 days ago · Note: Complete coverage of this afternoon's meeting of the Security Council will be available Wednesday, 29 January. As the Security Council convened an emergency meeting for the second time in three days to address the worsening situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a senior United Nations official warned that escalating attacks by the 23 March Movement, or M23, continue to kill ...
DR CONGO CRISIS LIVE: Security Council hears call for ‘urgent and ...
3 days ago · The Security Council met for the second time in three days on Tuesday over the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with UN agencies and partners on the ground reporting chaos in the streets of the regional capital Goma amid rising death and displacement as the M23 armed group takes over towns …
What Is M23, the Rwandan-Backed Group Fighting in Eastern Congo?
2 days ago · The United Nations has repeatedly warned against widespread hate speech against Tutsis in eastern Congo and said last year that risks of genocide and atrocity crimes in the region remained high ...
The UN in the DRC - MONUSCO
The United Nations (UN) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) consists of a peacekeeping mission and 22 programs, funds and specialized agencies working together and alongside the Congolese government for the stabilization and the development of the DRC while providing humanitarian assistance to the needy.