Informes

The last time I visited North Kivu was in April 2008. Things were relatively calm then following the signing of the Goma agreement earlier that year. Although armed groups were continuing to violate the ceasefire, humanitarian access was fairly…

SUMMARY/HIGHLIGHTS - Evolution of the LRA related humanitarian emergency in the Equatorias - About 10,000 people lost shelter, food to fire in Nayapuru, Jonglei State - WFP dispatching food for 41,000 IDPs in Western and Central Equatoria States I. FOCUS ON SECURITY AND…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last fact sheet was dated January 7, 2009. KEY DEVELOPMENTS - On January 22, Rwandan forces arrested National Congress of the…

Listen to the News Co-mediators in the conflict between the government and rebels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have postponed the next session of the dialogue on the crisis.Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and former…

Intensified violence and the increased presence of armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu Province are forcing interruptions in humanitarian aid deliveries and putting civilians at heightened risk. On Tuesday, Rwandan troops entered North Kivu as part of…

Kinshasa, le 23 janvier 2009 - Le gouvernement de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) a annoncé le mardi 13 janvier 2009 la décision du Conseil des Ministres de mettre en application dans un futur proche les dispositions du…

The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today welcomed progress toward a key agreement between the Congolese Government, Rwanda and a rebel militia that last year launched a devastating offensive in the eastern…

Thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to brief the Council on the humanitarian situation in the areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Southern Sudan, Uganda and the Central African Republic. Mr. President,…

CS/9571 Conseil de sécurité 6066e séance – matin & après-midi De nombreuses délégations illustrent la nécessité de protéger les populations civiles par la situation actuelle à Gaza Le Conseil de sécurité, au terme du débat biannuel qu'il consacre traditionnellement à…

DUNGU, République démocratique du Congo, 13 janvier (UNHCR) - L'agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés a fait part mardi de sa vive inquiétude sur le sort de plus de 100 000 civils congolais, qui ont été forcés de…