Congo, UNICEF and Sexual Violence

Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...
Armed fighters have raped scores of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says
The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of ...
Canadian troops moved out of eastern Congo city amid escalating violence
Canadian soldiers have been temporarily relocated from a major city in eastern Congo amid an escalating conflict that the United Nations and locals say has displaced more than 110,000 people in recent ...
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Escalation of the DR Congo Conflict February 2025: Goma’s Struggles Amid Regional Tensions
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces a deepening crisis as of February 2025 as political instability, insurgencies, ...
‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma
Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...
M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...
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Democratic Republic of (DR) Congo: M23 Drives Displaced People from Goma Camps
The Rwanda -backed M23 armed group has unlawfully ordered tens of thousands of displaced people to leave the camps around ...
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War Returns to the Democratic Republic of Congo: What to Know
The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Goma airport bears scars of intense fighting as M23 advances
The fierce clashes between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) armed ...
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Assistance needed for people leaving and staying in Goma following weeks of violence
Hundreds of thousands of displaced people sheltering in camps in and around the city of Goma, in Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Thousands of displaced people are stranded in eastern Congo as rebels are accused of forced return
The U.N. says more than 110,000 displaced people have in recent days left settlement camps in eastern Congo’s cities ...