UNHCR gravely concerned about systematic sexual violence in DR Congo’s Tanganyika Province
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is gravely concerned about incidents of widespread and...
Forced from their homes, displaced Congolese in dire need of shelter
As more families flee the DRC’s Beni Territory, shelter needs are mounting – over 100,000 families who have found safety in North Kivu urgently need a place to stay. By Blaise Sanyila in Kitchanga and Sanne Biesmans in Beni, the Democratic Republic of the Congo Elodie...
Attacks by armed group displace 20,000 civilians in eastern DRC
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for urgent and enhanced measures to protect...