5 days ago · The UN mission in DR Congo, MONUSCO, is relocating administrative staff and others in North Kivu that can continue performing their duties from elsewhere in response to the deteriorating security situation and intensifying hostilities involving the non-State armed group M23, a Rwandan-backed movement fighting against the Congolese Government. “This precautionary measure safeguards staff ...

4 days ago · It expresses its deep concern at the dangerous escalation of the conflict in North Kivu around Goma. It strongly condemns the ongoing offensive led by the M23, actively supported by Rwanda. The presence in the DRC of a foreign military force against the will of the Congolese state is a clear violation of the UN Charter.

6 days ago · 25 January 2025 — The UN is temporarily relocating non-essential staff from Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday without interrupting its operations in the country at a time ...

3 days ago · North-Kivu : Heavy Fighting in the City of Goma. Relative calm was observed in Goma since midday on 28 January, where the M23 appears to have taken control of a significant portion of the city following intense fighting with the Congolese army. Reports have emerged of looting of shops, offices, and warehouses belonging to humanitarian ...

Kinshasa, January 25, 2025: The United Nations is temporarily relocating non-essential staff from Goma such as administrative staff and others that can continue performing their duties from...

Feb 20, 2024 · The ADF continues to kill and kidnap civilians in both Ituri and North Kivu. The group has also started to attack military targets after nearly a year of avoiding direct clashes with the...

Dec 9, 2024 · Bintou Keita, who also heads the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC, known as MONUSCO, reported on the instability in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, particularly operations by four armed...

Feb 25, 2024 · More than 2.5 millions people live in a displacement site in the province of North-Kivu, representing 37% of the total number of displaced persons (IDPs) in the DRC. Overall, 2.63 million pepople in the province are acutely food insecure.

Jul 8, 2024 · Over the last two weeks, the M23 captured several strategic locations in North Kivu, burning several FARDC bases and triggering additional population displacements. As documented by the Group...

Mar 26, 2024 · Two years of cyclical conflict in the North Kivu territories of Rutshuru and Masisi have forced over 1.3 million people to flee their homes within the DRC, leading to a total of 5.7 million people becoming internally displaced across North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces.