This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 5 October 2010 This morning, at around ...

BARAKA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, September 27 (UNHCR) - Just under a year after the UN refugee agency launched a voluntary repatriation programme for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC ...

International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) express their grave concern over the consequences of ongoing combat in the city of Goma since ...

A key border post between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi has reopened after more than two months of closure following an offensive by AFC/M23 rebels. More than 10,000 people crossed ...

The Congolese authorities and civil society groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have reported the discovery of ...

A cholera outbreak has infected more than 600 people at an artisanal gold mine in South Kivu province, overwhelming local health services and exposing severe sanitation challenges in the conflict-hit ...

Two mass graves containing a total of at least 172 bodies have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Uvira, following the withdrawal of the AFC/M23 rebel ...