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A new pledge by world leaders to halt deforestation by 2030 is likely to fail unless quickly backed by more funding, transparent monitoring and tough regulation of businesses and financiers linked to forest destruction, environmentalists warn.
The United Nations on Monday accused Democratic Republic of Congo's army of beating to death a human rights activist protesting illegal taxes in the war-torn east of the country.
Poor planning, a lack of objectives and insufficient funding have hobbled President Felix Tshisekedi's pledge to end the bloodshed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a confidential parliamentary report seen by Reuters on Friday.
More than two dozen scientists on Thursday urged donors to Democratic Republic of Congo's forests sector to consider suspending financing if the country's government goes ahead with plans to lift a moratorium on new industrial logging concessions.
The European Commission has suspended funding to the World Health Organization's programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to concerns over the U.N. agency's handling of the sexual abuse scandal.