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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda on Friday signed a US-brokered peace agreement, ending a 30-year-old conflict that has killed thousands of people. The agreement, built on the Declaration of Principles signed by the parties on April 25, 2025, aims to promote lasting peace through the resumption of normal bilateral relations between [...]

The UN verified 41,370 grave violations committed against children globally in 2024 in its annual report on children and armed conflict, released Thursday. The number, which includes 11,967 children killed or maimed, represents the highest number of grave violations against children recorded by the UN since it began monitoring. The Annual Report of the Secretary-General on [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday published a briefing on the 2000 Kisangani War, urging the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to prosecute those responsible for crimes committed against civilians during the conflict. The organization recounted how, in the 25 years since the war’s end, the Congolese still strive for justice and wait [...]

In a press briefing Tuesday, the spokesman for the UN Secretary-General forewarned that Syria’s health system “remains under severe strain,” leaving almost 16 million people in urgent need of humanitarian support amid continued threats posed by explosive remnants of war (ERWs). Stéphane Dujarric and the UN reported that ERWs have caused over 1,000 casualties since [...]

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced people, Paula Gaviria, said Monday that the resolution of the internal displacement crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) requires the implementation of government-led strategies and policies that address the root causes of the crisis. Gaviria’s statement followed her official visit to [...]

Amnesty International reported on Tuesday that the March 23 Movement (M23) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has committed human rights violations against Congolese civilians amid ongoing armed conflict that may amount to war crimes. The organization interviewed 18 former detainees held in detention sites controlled by M23 fighters, who confirmed that they either [...]

Army-backed militias, collectively known as the “Wazalendo,” committed widespread human rights abuses against civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday. HRW accused the Congolese military (FARDC) of collaborating with the militias in the South Kivu province and urged Congolese authorities to sever ties with the [...]

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned on Friday that severe funding shortfalls are stripping away essential protections for the world’s most vulnerable refugees and leaving them increasingly exposed to abuse, poverty, forced returns to unsafe conditions, and the threat of embarking on dangerous journeys in search of safety. In the [...]

UN Special Envoy Huang Xia called for greater coordination of efforts to resolve the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday, amid escalating violence by the M23 rebel group and a deepening humanitarian crisis. Huang Xia, special envoy for the Great Lakes Region, stressed the urgent need to resolve the root causes [...]

The Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) welcomed on Friday the decision of the court to award victims €52.4 million in reparations for the war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated by an African rebel group in Uganda. According to the fund, the decision is final as it has been [...]