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UN secretary-general said if the peacekeeping mission withdraw from DRC in December, civilians will be exposed to insecurity.

A spike in conflict and displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is pushing children into the worst cholera crisis since 2017, said the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Friday. Across the country, there were at least 31,342 suspected or confirmed cholera cases and 230 deaths in…

NORTH KIVU PROVINCE, The Democratic Republic of the Congo – “I was going to fetch firewood from the forest to cook food for myself and my six children, when I came across armed men.” 

The Ugandan military on Thursday said it has recovered 151 firearms and 9,500 rounds of ammunition from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the ongoing joint operation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since November 2021. The 151 firearms that the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) and…

“Sometimes she was desperate”: How survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are healing with the help of United Nations Population Funds (UNFPA) frontline workers

The majority of participants of a three-day meeting in the Democratic Republic of Congo's parliament have voted to lift military rule in two...

Goma  – A spike in conflict and displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is pushing children into the worst cholera crisis since 2017, warns UNICEF.Across the country, there have been at least 31,342 suspected or confirmed cholera

Children in Democratic Republic of the Congo facing worst cholera outbreak in six years, warns United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

NORTH KIVU PROVINCE, The Democratic Republic of the Congo – “I was going to fetch firewood from the forest to cook food for myself and my six children, when I came across armed men.” 

When we arrived here, there was a serious problem because the displaced families didnt have access to drinking water. They were drawing water from the lake, which is at least 1 km away. This water was not drinkable. Nor did they have access to sanitation facilities. Today, the change is visible. ..