Communiques – en
19 07 13 South African Government (Pretoria): South Africa: The South African National Defence Force Clarifies the Security Situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has noted with concern the media reports and other commentary about SANDF members being engaged in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the fight with rebels.
Read More18 07 13 MONUSCO Encourages Rwanda to Work With the E-JVM to Investigate Reported 'Bombings'
Kinshasa — Yesterday government sources in Rwanda, reflected in national and international media, reported on "deliberate bombings" of Rwandan territory that would have originated from the DRC.
MONUSCO, while on high alert in view of the intense fighting triggered by M-23 attacks on FARDC positions, has not fired any weapon on 15 July which is the date these "bombings" would have occurred.
Read More18 07 13 UNHCR helps traumatized children who fled DR Congo alone
BUNDIBUGYO TRANSIT CENTRE, Uganda, July 17 (UNHCR) – In a corner of a just opened refugee transit centre in western Uganda, a scared and confused 15-year-old orphan, Jean,* shares a tent with other Congolese boys who have lost or been separated from their families.
Read More17 07 13 UNHCR: Uganda: UNHCR Fears for Welfare of Congolese Refugees in Uganda Hills – Worried About Fighting Near Goma
Bundibugyo — With a new emergency under way in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNHCR and its partners have been rushing to help the tens of thousands of refugees who have fled the violence into western Uganda's Bundibugyo district. The refugees, who began arriving last Thursday, are spread out along the hilly border area, where conditions are tough and getting help to them is difficult.
Read More15 07 13 UNHCR (Uganda): Emergency response for influx of 66,000Congolese refugees into Bundibugyo,Western Uganda
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) together with the Government led by the Office of the Prime Minister, and a number of humanitarian agencies, is mounting an urgent emergency response for the influx of some 66,000 refugees that have entered western Uganda from the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since 11 July 2013.
Read More09 07 13 Save the Congo Response to Interim UN Group of Expert Report – July 2013
London, July 8, 2013 – Save the Congo welcomes the continuing work of the UN Group of Experts in investigating the presence and activities of armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Its diligent work on the actions, recruitment, support networks and alliances of armed groups are a key part of understanding how to stop the conflict ravaging the country.
Read More05 07 13 Monitoring compliance of minerals possession chain in the Great Lakes region and inspection of mining sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda
" Final Communiqué
Technical training seminar for regional civil society and stakeholders on:
“Monitoring compliance of minerals possession chain in the Great Lakes region and inspection of mining sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda”
01 07 13 Enough – Open Letter to U.S. Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region, Russ Feingold
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Read More25 06 13 Independent Committee's response to the Offer for ENRC
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Read More19 06 13 International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – Congo-Kinshasa: The Plight of Child Refugees in Democratic Republic of Congo
For 14 year old Patricia Yakoto, 1 February 2013 began like any other day, but it would end with her world, as she knows it, being turned upside down. "I was sent to the market by my mother to buy some items we needed for the house," explains Patricia. "While there, I saw a group of people suddenly running in so many different directions, trying to get away."
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