Thousands have been killed and 700,000 displaced this year, after Rwandan troops and M23 rebels invaded eastern Congo.

Defence Minister, Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita, has embarked on a visit to South Africa to strengthen bilateral defence relations ...

UN says renewed Gaza violence makes hostage return more distant The United Nations said that each day of renewed violence in Gaza makes the return of the remaining hostages held there a more ...

Thousands are without lifesaving aid in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo due to critical funding gaps, the United ...

Termination of the SAMIDRC regional peacekeeping mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier this month ...

Fighters of the genocidal FDLR militia were given explicit orders to shoot on sight any Congolese soldier fleeing from the battlefield, it has emerged. FDLR, founded by extremist elements linked to ...

The United Nations is the world’s principal organization for deliberating matters of peace and security, but its work encompasses far more than peacekeeping and conflict prevention. The UN ...

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member and partner organizations (see signatories below) are ...

Members of the M23 armed group stand in front of Guatemalan soldiers of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) as they monitor ...

Download the MDG Gap Task Force Report 2015 Development cannot be sustainable if it does not address the challenge of climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Member ...

The continent's peacekeepers are key players in its conflict zones. However, southern African troops are withdrawing from one ...