1 day ago · The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) faces one of the world's most severe and complex humanitarian crises. According to the Global Humanitarian Overview 2025 , approximately 25.4 million ...

2 days ago · The current phase of fighting erupted in late January in the mineral-rich eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between government forces and the armed M23 group. Despite security challenges, UN agencies and peacekeepers have pledged to stay and deliver amid rising deaths and ...

3 days ago · In May 1997, with military support from Kigali and Kampala, Laurent-Désiré Kabila seized power, forcing Mr. Mobutu into exile and renamed the country the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 1998, Mr. Kabila turned against his former Rwandan and Ugandan allies, who were supporting rebellions in the east of the country.

1 day ago · Now is the time to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday in a briefing to journalists in New York. António Guterres made the “special appeal for peace” ahead of two major meetings to address the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group’s brutal offensive across the region.

3 days ago · Regional conflicts, murderous militias, the exploitation of natural resources, innocent civilians forced to flee their homes; these recent developments in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are just the latest in the central African nation’s troubled history. DRC gained independence in 1960 and since then the UN …

1 day ago · Good morning. I wanted to say a few words about the deeply concerning situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We are at a pivotal moment and it is time to rally together for peace.

Jan 28, 2025 · As the Security Council convened an emergency meeting for the second time in three days to address the worsening situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a senior United Nations official warned that escalating attacks by the 23 March Movement, or M23, continue to kill civilians and peacekeeping personnel in and around the city of Goma.

Mar 27, 2024 · The representative of Rwanda said that, as of June 2023, the UN has spent $24.3 billion on the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s peacekeeping mission. Despite that, the security in the...

2 days ago · Rwanda-backed M23 rebels continued to consolidate their hold over North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday, despite declaring a ceasefire two days earlier and pledging not to continue south, according to the UN’s Deputy Special Representative for Protection and Operations in the country. Vivian van de Perre, briefed from the ground in Goma, the

Jan 27, 2025 · Holding an emergency meeting following advances by the 23 March Movement, or M23, towards the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and concurrent attacks on United Nations peacekeepers there, the Security Council heard today that urgent action is needed to address a rapidly deteriorating situation while time remains to do so.