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According to the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), the situation in the country’s east remains tense, with reports of clashes between the Congolese armed forces and the M23 south and south-east of Kitchanga, in North Kivu province, a UN spokesperson told reporters. UNIFEED

There was another attack by CODECO militia overnight in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), “the attack took place at the Plaine Savo camp for displaced people, nine kilometres east of Djugu. Seven people were reportedly killed and many others fled the site,” said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

According to the Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), mass graves containing the bodies of 42 civilians, including 12 women and six children, have been discovered in the village of Nyamamba, a UN spokesperson told reporters. UNIFEED

According to the Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), the situation in Ituri’s Djugu territory remains tense after the recent spate of attacks by members of the CODECO armed group, a UN spokesperson informed. UNIFEED

Briefing the Security Council today, the head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bintou Keita, said that the country continues to show resilience despite the challenges that it is facing. UNIFEED

The United Nations Peacekeeping Chief, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, told the Security Council that current challenges to global peace, security and development, “will increasingly call for unique and specific policing responses.” UNIFEED

The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Bruno Lemarquis, told reporters in New York that “although the DRC is still at the bottom of the Human Development Index (HDI), there are positive trends that need to be recognized, that need to be supported and accompanied to advance with the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” UNIFEED

In findings issued in a report by the UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the UN Stabilization Mission in DRC (MONUSCO), the authors indicated that 93 percent of the 3,126 registered cases of “torture, cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment” affecting 4,946 victims had happened in areas experiencing conflict. UNIFEED

The head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said, “A clear indicator of the deteriorating situation is the surge in internal displacement since January 2022, which has brought the total number of displaced people to 5.5 million – the largest caseload in Africa.” UNIFEED

The Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, expressed regret at the decision of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to request that the spokesperson of the UN peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) to depart the country. UNIFEED