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Top UN official calls for immediate ceasefire in eastern DR Congo
United Nations special envoy to Congo, Bintou Keita, called for an immediate cease fire and an end to hostilities "without ...
UN describes 'mass panic' in Goma as Rwanda-backed rebels claim control of key Congo city
The M23 rebels announced the capture of Goma in a statement minutes before a 48-hour deadline imposed by the group for the Congolese army to surrender their weapons expired.
Congo to seek UN investigation into 'mass violations' in Goma
The Democratic Republic of Congo will present a motion to the United Nations Human Rights Council seeking an investigation into what it called "mass violations" of rights in the city of Goma, its ...
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Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Vivian van de Perre, deputy head of the UN mission in DR Congo, said Wednesday that “so far 2,000 bodies have been collected from the Goma streets in recent days, and 900 bodies remain in the ...
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UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing children, attacking hospitals
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern ...
UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern DR Congo of killing and recruiting children
The UN human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
In a statement Monday, the Uruguayan army, whose troops are part of the UN peacekeeping mission in Goma, said “hundreds” of Congolese soldiers had laid down their weapons following a 48-hour ...
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UN: Deaths near 3,000 in fighting for DRC's Goma
Vivian van de Perre, the deputy head of the United Nations mission in the DRC, told reporters in a video call from Goma that U.N. teams are “actively helping” the M23 to collect the dead from ...
UN says the death toll in fighting in the eastern Congo city of Goma is at least 900
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, the U.N. health agency said Monday, ...
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UN chief calls for Rwandan forces to leave DRC as rebels press offensive
France and the United Kingdom also pressured Rwanda over its role in recent fighting around the city of Goma in eastern DRC. France’s UN ambassador called for Rwanda to withdraw its troops from ...
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Rwanda: Ensure Humanitarian Aid Reaches Goma
The death toll in Goma remains unknown. At least 2,800 people were injured and 700 killed in the fighting in recent days, according to the UN. The International Committee of the Red Cross said ...
UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing and recruiting children
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern ...