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The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) supports peace, reconciliation and development in Rumbek, the capital of the Lake State, central South Sudan. UNMISS

Since January, the Central African National Police and MINUSCA have established advanced police stations in the Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Bambari, Central CAR, that have facilitated the filing of complaints to fight against impunity. MINUSCA

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visited the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), urging the international community not to forget about the plight of millions of displaced people across the region. UNHCR

In just one year, some 630,000 people have been forced to abandon their homes in Tanganyika Province in the southeastern part of Democratic Republic of the Congo. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned of an imminent humanitarian disaster of extraordinary proportions and called for urgent action to help the displaced. UNHCR

UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) had received four allegations of misconduct, including three allegations of sexual exploitation, involving military peacekeepers from South Africa. UNIFEED

Upon the request of the local community and its leaders,the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) established a permanent presence in Yei, with some three hundred peacekeepers providing security to its residents. UNMISS

United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said those responsible for the killings and injuries during Sunday protests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo “must be brought to justice without delay.” UNTV CH

Police used tear gas to disperse protestors in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), resulting in 19 wounded and 16 arrested protestors. MONUSCO

Throughout the refugee camps in Tanzania, children attend classes in the open, due to a shortfall of funds. When it rains, or is too windy, school is cancelled. UNHCR

The head of United Nations peacekeeping operations today paid tribute to the fallen Tanzanian peacekeepers who were recently killed during their mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He also visited the wounded blue helmets in a hospital in Goma. MONUSCO