"UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - MONUSCO"

Bintou Keita, Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said, “In eastern DRC, we are witnessing an intensification of the fighting and the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation.” UNIFEED

Presenting the Secretary-General’s latest report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) the Head of the United Nations Mission in the country told the Security Council that the security situation in Eastern DRC “further deteriorated” since the end of the December elections, with the M23 rebel group “marking significant advances and expanding its territory to unprecedented levels.” UNIFEED

The Head of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) Bintou Keita, officially transferred the first MONUSCO base to the Congolese government, marking the beginning of the gradual disengagement of the from the country. MONUSCO

The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has handed over a first base to the government, as part of its disengagement plan from South Kivu, said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

The head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bintou Keita, said that the fighting between the M23 and the Congolese armed forces has intensified in several areas and “the M23 has expanded further south, leading to further displacement of populations towards Goma and South Kivu.” UNIFEED

A top United Nations humanitarian official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said that the humanitarian situation in the country has “sadly worsened on various fronts”, adding “the crisis in the DRC is one of the most severe, complex, prolonged, protracted and neglected in the world.” UNIFFED

Addressing reporters in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo “remain deeply concerned by the renewed escalation of hostilities in the eastern part of the country.” UNIFEED

Security Council Media Stakeout on the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to the United Nations and President of the UN Security Council for the month of February 2024.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.