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

Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, wrapped up his trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. MONUSCO

A Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres said peacekeepers from the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had “responded to alerts of the presence of CODECO members in several villages of Djugu territory in Ituri province,” immediately deploying to the area and “prompting the assailants to flee the scene.” UNIFEED

A UN Spokesperson said, “UN peacekeepers are conducting joint operations with the Congolese armed forces against the Allied Democratic Force (ADF), which have been perpetrating attacks northwest of Beni since 27 April.” UNIFEED

The Secretary-General expressed his solidarity and condolences to the people and governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda after heavy flooding killed at least 400 people since Thursday, a UN Spokesperson informed. UNIFEED

The United Nations top official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said, “the intensification” of the conflict in the Eastern DRC, “continues to inflict untold suffering on civilians and to worsen a humanitarian situation, which is increasingly catastrophic.” UNIFEED

Security Council mission: Briefing by Security Council mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (9 to 12 March 2023)