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Russia’s war of aggression took center stage at the opening of the U.N. Human Rights Council’s five-and-a-half-week session in Geneva. As he kicked off this historically long and politically charged conference, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned what he called the carnage unleashed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which he said, “has triggered the most massive…

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (PRWEB) February 28, 2023 -- People who have been internally displaced during the ongoing conflict in the North Kivu Province of

Geneva - Russia’s war of aggression took center stage at the opening of the U.N. Human Rights Council’s five-and-a-half-week session in Geneva

A statement issued on Wednesday said Washington was asking Kigali to adhere to regional peace initiatives.

The UN will need to mobilise a record $2.25bn (about R41.5bn) this year to address the mass displacement of people in east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after a major offensive by M23 rebels last year, the UN co-ordinator for the country, Bruno Lemarquis, said this week.

KINSHASA (Reuters) - The United Nations will need to mobilise a record $2.25 billion this year to address the mass displacement of people in east Democratic Republic of Congo following a major offensive by M23 rebels last year, the U.N. coordinator for the country, Bruno Lemarquis, said on Wednesday.

Spiralling insecurity in east DR Congo is adding to other ongoing humanitarian crises.

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Kinshasa, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) March 23 Movement insurgents and government troops clashed today in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite calls at a recent African Union summit for a cessation of hostilities.

Ituri is a volatile province where at least 20 civilians were killed in weekend militia attacks.