News | United Nations (UN)
| Ebola outbreak declared an international Public Health Emergency | |
UN News - July 17, 2019 | |
 | The second worst Ebola outbreak of all time, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was officially declared an international Public Health Emergency of International Concern on Wednesday, with the head of the World Health Organization calling for countries to ‘take notice and redouble our efforts”. |
| UN Report Blames Ugandan Islamists for 237 Killings in DR Congo | |
Nick Long/VOA News - May 14, 2015 | |
 | A U.N. human rights official said this week that Ugandan Islamist ADF rebels were mainly responsible for the summary executions of at least 237 civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between October and December last year. The killings were among more than 300 that have occurred since October in a series of attacks on civilians in Beni territory. |
| Senior UN officials urge Brazzaville to halt expulsion of DR Congo nationals | |
UN News Centre - May 26, 2014 | |
 | Senior United Nations officials today demanded that Republic of the Congo immediately stop expelling citizens from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo, and called for an investigation into allegations of sexual violence and other human rights violations. |
| Security Council extends UN mission, intervention force in DR Congo for one year | |
UN News Center - March 28, 2014 | |
 | The Security Council today extended for one year the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) – along with its Intervention Brigade – noting the need for the Mission to strengthen its support so the Congolese Government can address security challenges in line with the aims of a regional peace and security accord. |
| Ban Ki-moon Confirms M23 Rebels Shelled Rwanda | |
Radio Okapi - August 31, 2013 | |
 | U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon confirmed in a statement that the M23 rebels were responsible for firing shells into Rwanda, despite claims by Rwandan authorities that DR Congo's army was to blame. |
| M23 Rebels Fired Shells Into Rwanda, Not Congo Army, UN Says | |
Robert Esaki - August 30, 2013 | |
 | The U.N. said on Thursday that the M23 rebels have been firing shells into Rwandan territory, disputing claims by the Rwandan foreign minister, Louise Mushikiwabo, that DR Congo's army was to blame. “Firing incidents into Rwandan territory originated from M23 positions between 22 and 29 August,” U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said. |
| UN Security Council approves intervention force to target armed groups in DR Congo | |
UN News Centre - March 28, 2013 | |
 | The Security Council today authorized the deployment of an intervention brigade within the current United Nations peacekeeping operation in DR Congo. The intervention brigade will carry out targeted offensive operations, with or without the Congolese national army, against armed groups that threaten peace in the eastern part of DRC. |
| Regional Leaders Sign DR Congo Peace Deal | |
VOA News - February 24, 2013 | |
 | Eleven African countries have signed a peace deal aimed at ending decades of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The 11 signing countries are from the Great Lakes region and Southern Africa. The Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the Region will likely lead to deploying an intervention brigade in the DRC. |
| The M23 Rebels Want to Overthrow Kabila? Nonsense | |
Congo News Agency - November 28, 2012 | |
 | The M23 rebels say they want to “liberate” DR Congo. They say they will take their fight thousands of miles westward to the capital Kinshasa if necessary. The M23 want to overthrow Kabila? Nonsense. It could be argued that Rwanda and Uganda have never had, and will likely never have, a better friend in power in Kinshasa than Mr. Kabila. |
| Thousands of Women March Against M23 Rebels in Kinshasa | |
Congo News Agency - November 24, 2012 | |
 | Thousands of women protested against the M23 rebels in Kinshasa on Friday in the biggest demonstration yet in DR Congo’s capital against the rebels’ capture of the eastern Congo city of Goma on Tuesday. Women took the streets to condemn the M23 rebels, and the failure of the Congolese army and United Nations peacekeepers to stop the rebels’ advance. |
