Ensuring Women's Protection Amid Rising Conflict in Eastern DRC

Ignoring the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at this critical stage will create a far more dire protection crisis.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and especially the eastern part of the country, has endured decades of conflict, pitting government forces against ...

“Ensuring Women's Protection Amid Rising Conflict in Eastern DRC ...

Nord-Kivu province: Report on the situation regarding the protection of women (information on the armed conflict; gender-based violence; programmes for ...

UN Security Council Briefing on the DRC by Thérèse Nzale-Kove

Thérèse Nzale-Kove, Program Officer at Fonds pour les Femmes Congolaises, at the United Nations Security Council Meeting on the Democratic ...

"Massive Influx of Cases”: Health Worker Perspectives on Conflict ...

Executive Summary. Since 2021, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has experienced an acute escalation in conflict-related sexual violence ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo - UNHCR Global Focus

The DRC hosts 5.6 million internally displaced people with more than 4 million in the eastern provinces of South Kivu, North Kivu, and Ituri, alongside over ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Refugees International

For decades, armed conflicts have ravaged the Eastern DRC, resulting in the displacement of millions of people. Millions more need humanitarian assistance, and ...

Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) is frequently and deliberately used to target civilians, inflicting long-term trauma and humiliation, fracturing ...

Democratic Republic of Congo - UN Women Africa

Decades of armed conflict have led to the deaths of over 2 million civilians and estimates suggest over 1 million women have been raped.

Democratic Republic of Congo | Country Page - Human Rights Watch

Over 100 armed groups are active in eastern Congo, and the imposition of martial law in North Kivu and Ituri provinces has facilitated abuses by government ...

Democratic Republic of Congo | MONUSCO - Better World Campaign

The peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has helped maintain security for more than two decades amid rising rebel violence.

Democratic Republic of the Congo – Complex Emergency - USAID

Armed clashes in eastern DRC continue to drive displacement and expose IDPs to GBV and cholera amid high protection and WASH.

We Must Go Above, Beyond Compliance, Fully Protect Civilians ...

Amid ongoing armed conflicts across the globe that killed at least 33000 civilians in 2023, the international community must not only ensure ...

Health sector in DRC crumbles amidst conflict negatively impacting ...

CARE raises the alarm at the deteriorating and deplorable healthcare situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Grave Violations Against Children on the Rise in Democratic ...

Escalating violence and mass displacement in eastern DRC are driving record levels of gender-based violence and hunger.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

More than 120 militias and armed groups actively operate in Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu and Tanganyika provinces, many of whom regularly ...

Human rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo

The human rights situation remained dire. Persistent large-scale attacks against civilians by armed groups and the Congolese security forces fuelled the ...

Alarming Humanitarian Crisis in Eastern DRC Calls for Urgent ...

Geneva / Goma, 2 July – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling for immediate and sustained action to respond to the ...

DRC: Alarming increase in trafficking for sexual exploitation, say ...

UN experts said today they are alarmed by reports of widespread trafficking in persons, particularly for sexual slavery and exploitation, and rising child and ...

Submission for Universal Periodic Review of the

PHR has worked with partners in the DRC for over 10 years to promote accountability and justice for survivors of conflict-related sexual ...