"DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO"

UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region said he is “particularly concerned about the level of violence which continues to affect the security of individuals, in particular that of women and young people,” in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

At Security Council debate, speakers call for end to indiscriminate use of improvised explosive devices presidential statement urges Including mine action in ceasefire, peace agreements.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing Security Council, Special Representative reports challenges, opportunities in lead-up to Democratic Republic of Congo elections.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita, said, “the 2023 electoral process represents a new critical step in the process of democratic transition, institutional consolidation and stabilization of the country.” UNIFEED

A shocking number of civilians – some three thousand -- were killed in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last year, UN High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet told the Human Rights Council in Geneva today. UNTV CH

Press Conference by Jane Connors, Victims Rights Advocate and Christine Besong, the Field Victims Rights Advocate from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Secretary-General’s latest report on “Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Abuse.”