Nepal peacekeeper killed; UN strongly condemns attack in DR Congo

The UN chief on Tuesday together with the Security Council, strongly condemned an attack by suspected militia members, on peacekeepers serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which left one Nepali ‘blue helmet’ dead. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2022/04/1115582
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DR Congo: More peacekeepers deployed in wake of deadly camp attack

03 Feb 2022

Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have stepped up their presence in the area around a camp for displaced people in Ituri province following a deadly attack this week, the United Nations said on Thursday. 

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UN pledges more support for internally displaced persons in DR Congo’s Ituri province

23 Feb 2022

The United Nations will work together with the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as other partners, in ensuring security in the eastern part of the country, said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN’s top peacekeeping official. 

Series of appalling deadly attacks on displaced people in DR Congo

30 Nov 2021

The UN refugee Agency, UNHCR, is “appalled by a series of deadly attacks” on displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the agency’s spokesperson told journalists on Tuesday in Geneva.