"DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO"

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “WHO is horrified by the killing of seven humanitarian workers from World Central Kitchen in Gaza on Monday,” reiterating that “an effective and transparent mechanism for deconfliction must be put in place to ensure humanitarian convoys can move safely.” WHO

Le Haut-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme Volker Türk a fait la déclaration suivante dans un message enregistré, lors de la 55e session du dialogue interactif du Conseil des droits de l'homme sur la République démocratique du Congo (RDC). UNTV CH / OHCHR

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 UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR has called for urgent action in DR Congo, where renewed fighting between non-state armed group, March 23 Movement (M23) and the army has displaced over 4 million people in the last two years. UNHCR

In a press conference today (21 Mar), World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said, “WHO’s Member States are meeting to negotiate a historic, legally binding agreement to protect future generations from the impacts of pandemics. There is much agreement between Member States on the objectives of the agreement. Now they need to agree on how to achieve those objectives.” WHO

According to the World Food Programme, the conflict-driven hunger crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is worsening as violence in the eastern province’s surges, forcing families to flee once again. WFP

The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to 4.9 million in 2022, according to the latest estimates released today by the United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). UNICEF

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

Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix told reporters, “Almost all our peacekeeping operations have deteriorated political and security environments. I think it's probably never have been that tough for our peacekeepers.” UNIFEED