Congo-Kinshasa:  Humanitarian Crisis Now a 'Catastrophe' - Oxfam (press release)

Oxfam International, 7 August 2012

Millions of people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are now at the mercy of militias as the country's long-running conflict descends into widespread lawlessness with ... read more »

Rwanda:  UN Humanitarian Chief Visits Refugee Camp

The New Times, 7 August 2012

The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, is expected to visit a camp hosting Congolese refugees in Rwanda, in a ... read more »

Africa:  Aids, Armed Conflicts Worry Clinton

New Vision, 4 August 2012

American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed concern over conflicts in the Great Lakes region, terror unleashed by the Lord's Resistance Army in Democratic Republic of ... read more »

Congo-Kinshasa:  UN Humanitarian Chief to Visit DR Congo and Rwanda Next Week

UN News Service, 3 August 2012

The United Nations relief chief will embark on a three-day visit next week to highlight the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and ... read more »

Uganda:  UN Demands End of Foreign Support for Congo Rebels

New Vision, 3 August 2012

The U.N. Security Council on Thursday demanded an end to foreign support for the M23 rebels fighting against the Kinshasa government in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a ... read more »

Rwanda:  Kagame's Congo Dilemma (analysis)

Chatham House, 6 August 2012

Rwanda's Congo policy is in trouble. Donors have reacted strongly to UN evidence that Rwanda is supporting Congolese rebels. Once an exemplar of post-conflict reconstruction, ... read more »

Congo-Kinshasa:  Security Council Press Statement on Democratic Republic of the Congo (press release)

United Nations, 2 August 2012

The following statement to the press was issued today by Security Council President Gérard Araud (France): read more »