UN Mission In DRC Condemns Killing Of Italian Envoy
Italy’s ambassador to country, Italian police officer and their Congolese World Food Program driver killed in armed attack. A UN official said Monday that those responsible for an armed attack which led to the death of the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo must be identified and brought to justice. I am devastated by the death of Ambassador Luca Attanasio, one of his colleagues, as well as a colleague from the World Food Program [WFP], said David McLachlan-Karr, the deputy special representative of the UN secretary-general in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who is also the acting head of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO).
UN watchdog slams militia attacks in eastern DR Congo
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DR Congo s troubled eastern provinces. By Gillian HANDYSIDE (AFP)
A UN rights monitor said Tuesday that more than 900 people had disappeared or been killed in eastern DR Congo in the last half of 2020 as a notorious militia stepped up attacks in the region. The human rights situation (in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo) deteriorated significantly, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJRHO) said in a report. The ADF (Allied Democratic Forces) continued to attack the civilian population, with a peak during the month of December 2020 in the Rwenzori sector, it said.
YAOUNDE, Cameroon A former leader of a Congolese rebel group was indicted in France on Monday for his role in “crimes against humanity.” Roger Lumbala,