Demokratische Republik Kongo
Aktuelle Einsätze
EUSEC RD Congo
EU Mission to Provide Advice and Assistance for Security Sector Reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EU)
Beginn: 05/05
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EUPOL RD Congo
European Union Police Mission in the DRC (EU)
Beginn: 07/07
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MONUC
UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (UN-Geführt)
Beginn: 11/99
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UN mission in DR Congo reviews activities following mass rapes (25.08.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
The head of the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) says the mission is reviewing its activities in the eastern part of the country following mass rapes by armed groups.
U.N. knew of rebels in area of Congo rapes (25.08.2010)
(Quelle: New York Times)
The United Nations knew Rwandan rebels were occupying villages in eastern Congo at the time the rebels raped nearly 200 women there, United Nations and aid officers said Wednesday, raising questions about why peacekeepers failed to move to protect villagers.
UN voices outrage at mass rape by rebels in eastern DR Congo (24.08.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The United Nations is dispatching a senior staff member to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as senior officials express outrage at the recent rape and assault of more than 150 civilians by rebels based in the remote and troubled east of the country.
UN deplores deadly attack against blue helmets in DR Congo (18.08.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The United Nations has condemned the overnight ambush of a United Nations peacekeeping base in the troubled far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which has claimed the lives of three Indian blue helmets.
Nearly 90,000 people uprooted by clashes in eastern DR Congo, UN reports (30.07.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
Local authorities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are reporting that almost 90,000 people have been uprooted from their homes following recent military operations in the region, the United Nations humanitarian arm said today.
Top UN officials voice hope that refugees can return home to DR of Congo (23.07.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The top United Nations food and refugee officials today expressed hope that security will soon improve to allow people uprooted by years of conflict in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to return home and begin farming their land.
Some 70,000 flee DR Congo unrest: UN (13.07.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Around 70,000 people have in recent weeks fled violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Nord-Kivu province, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Dismissing appeal, ICC says trial of Congolese militia leader will go on (12.07.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) today dismissed a request by Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga to have the war crimes case against him dropped.
UN’s focus in DR Congo remains civilian protection, Ban says on eve of mission change (30.06.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
As the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) transforms into a stabilization force, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed that the world body’s main priority of protecting civilians will continue.
Who’s who among armed groups in the east (15.06.2010)
(Quelle: Irinnews)
Armed groups have caused severe suffering in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the years.
Veteran United States diplomat appointed to top UN post in DR Congo (09.06.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named Roger A. Meece, a United States national with over three decades of international experience, including in a number of African nations, as the top United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
DR Congo suspends police chief over Chebeya death (06.06.2010)
(Quelle: BBC)
The head of police in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been suspended following the death of a human rights activist, officials say.
UN expert expresses grave concern for civilian security (02.06.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
The human rights situation in key parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains extremely serious, according to a report by a UN expert. Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, warned that killings, rapes, mutilation, village burnings, and displacement would continue to take place unless civilian protection measures are urgently improved.
Security Council agrees to convert UN mission in DRC into stabilization force MONUSCO (28.05.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The Security Council today extended the current mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by one month and agreed to transform the operation so that from then on it becomes a stabilization mission in the vast African nation.
Back from DR Congo, Security Council set to review mandate of UN force (17.05.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
Members of the Security Council have wrapped up what they called an “extremely intense” listening tour in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to study options for the future of the United Nations mission there, whose mandate expires at the end of the month.
UN, Congo snagged on timing of peacekeeper exit (15.05.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
The United Nations insisted on Saturday any pull-out of peacekeepers from Democratic Republic of Congo would depend on security conditions, while the central African state stuck to an end-2011 deadline.
L’Union européenne offre à la RDC plus de 400 millions USD (13.05.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Le gouvernement congolais et l'Union européenne ont signé mercredi 12 mai onze programmes de coopération d'une valeur de plus de 400 millions de dollars américains.
UN presence in DR Congo crucial despite call for early withdrawal, says relief chief (03.05.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The top United Nations humanitarian official today ended a five-day to areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that have witnessed some of the worst atrocities against civilians, stressing the vital need that UN peacekeepers remain beyond the August 2011 deadline set by the Government.
La Monuc se retire de l’Ituri (26.04.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
La Monuc a décidé de retirer ses Casques bleus du district d'Ituri, dans la Province Orientale, estimant que les FARDC sont capables d'assurer la sécurité dans cette partie de la République démocratique du Congo. Mais, la population s'inquiète de ce départ, notamment dans le Bas-Uélé.
UN to begin first phase of pullout of blue helmets by July (13.04.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) told the Security Council today that the first stage of withdrawing blue helmets from the country by July is “operationally feasible,” but the safety of civilians under threat from militias and criminals remains a priority.
MONUC 'helpline' for former rebels (10.04.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
MONUC peacekeepers are using broadcasts from mobile radio stations, mobile phones and leaflets air-dropped over hostile territory, to encourage rebels of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, FDLR to quit the bush in eastern Congo and accept safe passage to Rwanda.
UN takes new security steps after deadly attack in north-western DR Congo (07.04.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the national army are adopting new security measures after a deadly attack in a hitherto more stable region of the vast strife-torn country highlighted the potential for local conflicts to rapidly escalate.
Ban proposes drawdown of 2,000 UN peacekeepers by end of June (05.04.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
Despite continued violence and human rights abuses by both rebels and the army, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has made sufficient progress over much of its vast territory for the 20,000-strong United Nations peacekeeping force to withdraw up to 2,000 troops by June.
Uganda's rebel force kill hundreds in DR Congo (28.03.2010)
(Quelle: allAfrica)
The 67-page report of Human Rights Watch is the first detailed documentation of the Makombo massacre and other atrocities by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Congo in 2009 and early 2010.
Over 600 Rwandan rebels killed or captured: DR Congo army (17.03.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
More than 600 Rwandan Hutu rebels have been killed or captured since January in an operation backed by the UN mission to the country, the Congolese army said Wednesday. … The operations aims to repatriate rebels including many of whom took part in the Rwandan genocide in 1994 and who are also illegally exploiting mineral resources in the region.
First set of UN troops could leave DR Congo by June, says peacekeeping chief (05.03.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The first group of United Nations troops could leave the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the end of June, as requested by the Government, the world body’s top peacekeeping official said today following a visit to the country.
UN plans to end peacekeeping mission (04.03.2010)
(Quelle: BBC)
The UN has said it is has begun discussions with the Democratic Republic of Congo government on withdrawing peacekeeping troops. … Its current mandate is due to expire at the end of May and the new one will include an exit strategy.
MONUC to support Government's efforts for the regulation of the mineral trade (17.02.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
The DRC Government and the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) launched a pilot project on the building of five mineral trading centres in North and South Kivu provinces, to facilitate the control and regulation of mineral trading and traceability.
Militias causing increased havoc in northeast (12.02.2010)
(Quelle: Irinnews)
Eight months after the end of joint military operations by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, many parts of Orientale Province, in northeastern DRC, are still in turmoil, says the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Congo forces suspected of new attack on civilians (10.02.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Congolese forces are suspected of looting a village in the east of the country, U.N. and army officials said on Wednesday, describing the latest incident in the controversial U.N.-backed operations against Rwandan rebels.
Ugandan rebels kill 100 civilians in north-eastern DR Congo, UN reports (01.02.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
Some 100 people were slaughtered by a notorious Uganda rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last month, the United Nations humanitarian arm has said.
UN official visits new military operation to ensure civilian protection (19.01.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been visiting the war-torn east of the vast country for talks on reinforcing the protection of civilians within the context of a new anti-rebel operation launched by the national army with UN support.
UN peacekeepers to use “all necessary means” to protect civilians (23.12.2009)
(Quelle: UN News)
In a unanimous resolution adopted under Chapter VII of the UN Charter authorizing the use of force, the 15-member body stressed that ensuring effective protection of civilians is the first priority of the UN mission in the DRC (MONUC), which has been aiding the national army (known as FARDC) with logistics and firepower to keep rebels from reclaiming areas previously under their control.
UN set to boost DR Congo troop numbers: diplomat (21.12.2009)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
The United Nations said Monday it will step its peacekeeping presence in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo over fears that a Ugandan rebel group could carry out further attacks on local people.
UN forces, army adopt new directives with civilian protection at core (16.12.2009)
(Quelle: UN News)
United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the national army adopted new directives today for operations against rebels with the protection of civilians as the core focus following reports of massacres and other serious human rights violations by Congolese soldiers.
UNDP and Japan to train 2,000 police officers (16.12.2009)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
UNDP and the Japanese aid agency JICA have signed an agreement to train the national police force in North Kivu and the Oriental Province of DRC as soon as January 2010. … This three-month project will reinforce the capacities of police officers to effectively fulfill their mission according to international human rights standards.
UN ends criticised Congo campaign (16.12.2009)
(Quelle: BBC)
The UN envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo says a joint military operation against rebels will be concluded at the end of this month.
U.N. told not to join Congo army in operation (09.12.2009)
(Quelle: New York Times)
United Nations peacekeeping officials were explicitly warned months ago by their legal advisers not to participate in combat operations with the Congolese Army if there were a risk that Congolese soldiers might abuse human rights, internal documents show. But the mission went forward — and the abuses took place as feared.
Efforts to thwart rebels in eastern DR Congo a mixed bag, says Ban (08.12.2009)
(Quelle: UN News)
Progress in bringing stability to the war-wracked east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is mixed, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report, noting the heavy humanitarian toll wrought by a military operation to flush out a notorious ethnic Hutu militia.
Global minerals, arms smuggling networks fuel DR Congo conflict – UN report (07.12.2009)
(Quelle: UN News)
Minerals and arms smuggling worth millions of dollars persists in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) despite international sanctions, fuelling rebel strength despite national army operations, and army and rebel soldiers continue to kill civilians, according to a new United Nations report that calls on the Security Council to take action to plug the gaps.
Security Council renews arms embargo and sanctions (30.11.2009)
(Quelle: UN News)
The Security Council today extended and expanded the arms embargo and related sanctions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which have been in place since 2003, for another year.
MONUC and Congolese government launch strategy against gender based violence (25.11.2009)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
In coordination with the Congolese authorities, Leila Zerrougui, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the DRC, today launched the new national strategy against gender based violence, in a ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kinshasa.
UN-backed forces 'failing' in rebel fight (25.11.2009)
(Quelle: BBC)
UN-backed operations against rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have failed, a leaked report says. The document, seen by the BBC, says mineral resources are being plundered with impunity and there has been a new surge of rapes and killings. … The report, written by UN-mandated experts, will be discussed by the UN Security Council later.
ICC opens second trial for Ituri violence (24.11.2009)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) this morning opened the second trial for atrocities committed in the Ituri district, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In opening statements, the ICC accused the two former rebel leaders active in Ituri, Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
UN mulls exit strategy for Congo troops – diplomats (16.11.2009)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
The United Nations is quietly preparing an exit strategy for its troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the biggest U.N. peacekeeping mission in the world, diplomats and officials said. Speaking on condition of anonymity, diplomats and U.N. officials said President Joseph Kabila was putting pressure on the U.N. and Security Council ahead of the country's 50th anniversary next year to come up with a plan for ending the peacekeeping mission, known as MONUC.
Number of civilians escaping tribal violence in DR Congo on the rise – UN (10.11.2009)
(Quelle: UN News)
The number of civilians fleeing tribal violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into neighbouring Republic of Congo since last week has topped 21,800, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.
DR Congo and UN launch stabilization and recovery fund (09.11.2009)
(Quelle: UN News)
The United Nations and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have launched a fund to help the vast country recover from years of devastating civil war that ended earlier this decade, and continuing strife in its eastern provinces that has displaced more than a million people.
U.N. defends Congo role despite army killings (03.11.2009)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
The United Nations is committed to supporting Congo's army and has only withdrawn assistance from certain units it believes killed more than 60 civilians in recent fighting, top U.N. officials said on Tuesday.
UK unveils 70 mln USD in aid to DR Congo's police reforms (27.10.2009)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Britain unveiled a package of 40 million sterling pounds (close to 70 million U. S. dollars) on Monday in aid to the police reforms in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
UN criticised on Congo offensive (13.10.2009)
(Quelle: BBC / UK)
United Nations peacekeepers have been criticised for supporting a government military offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A joint report by several international aid agencies said the mission had had "disastrous" humanitarian consequences.