UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders called on Wednesday for support for human rights defenders in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. UN expert Mary Lawlor ...

South Africa lost 14 soldiers in the eastern DRC conflict in January. Most were part of the SADC mission, but at least two were deployed as part of a separate United Nations peacekeeping mission.

[Photo/Xinhua] UNITED NATIONS - The resumption of fighting in an eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) province has killed and wounded civilians and restricted aid operations, UN ...

The UN rights office warned the situation in eastern DRC was "deteriorating sharply, resulting in serious human rights violations and abuses". "Our office has confirmed cases of summary execution ...

M23 fighters advanced on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east Friday as the UN Security Council for the ... the M23 and immediately withdraw from DRC territory without preconditions." ...

As Rwandan-backed M23 fighters continue to make significant advances in eastern DRC, having captured the cities of Goma and Bukavu, the conflict is now triggering warnings from the UN Security ...