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democratic republic of the congo News

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  • 05/22/12 Press Conference by Special Representative for... Source: UN Wire The security situation in North and South Kivu remained generally volatile and with several armed groups operating in the region, continued fighting had resulted in significant displacement of civilians, both within Congo and across the border into Rwanda and Uganda, Roger Meece , the Secretary-General's Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo said.
  • 05/15/12 UNSC condemns attack in DR Congo Source: New Kerala Dot Com The UN Security Council has strongly condemned Monday's attack on the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in which at least 11 Pakistani peacekeepers were seriously wounded.
  • 05/11/12 WWF mourns Virunga ranger death Source: WWF International A ranger and two Congolese soldiers protecting evacuating civilians in Virunga National Park have been gunned down in an ambush, park officials say.
  • 05/03/12 On World Press Freedom Day, the Secretary-General said... Source: UN Wire The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Eduardo del Buey, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
  • 05/03/12 Security Council Press Statement on Democratic... Source: UN Wire The members of the Council were briefed by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, on the situation in North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Background on democratic republic of the congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (), commonly referred to as DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa or the DRC, is a country located in Central Africa.

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