DR Congo mission chief says humanitarian disaster ‘unfolding before our very eyes’

Insecurity in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has worsened since the end of recent elections, UN Special Representative Bintou Keita told the Security Council on Wednesday. 

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DR Congo mission chief says humanitarian disaster ‘unfolding before our very eyes’

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