DR Congo: Goma under siege as ‘volatile’ crisis unfolds - UN News
3 days ago · As fighting intensifies between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and Congolese forces, UN chief of Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix underscored the critical state of the battle for eastern DRC’s regional capital Goma, describing the crisis as “volatile and dangerous”.
M23 rebels expand their control of Goma in eastern Congo
2 days ago · GOMA, Congo -- Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, including its airport, the United Nations said, as Rwanda's president on Wednesday joined calls ...
DR CONGO CRISIS: Security Council hears call for ‘urgent ... - UN …
2 days ago · The Security Council met for the second time in three days on Tuesday over the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with UN agencies and partners on the ground reporting chaos in the streets of the regional capital Goma amid rising death and displacement as the M23 armed group takes over towns and villages. App users can follow our live coverage as it happened, here.
Briefing Security Council on Goma Attack, Senior UN Official in ...
2 days ago · As the Security Council convened an emergency meeting for the second time in three days to address the worsening situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a senior United Nations official warned that escalating attacks by the 23 March Movement, or M23, continue to kill civilians and peacekeeping personnel in and around the city of Goma.
DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack | UN …
6 days ago · Since the UN peacekeeping Mission, MONUSCO, withdrew from South Kivu in June 2024, peacekeepers have defended key positions in North Kivu, including Goma and Sake, where clashes between the M23, the Congolese Armed Forces and many other armed groups have continued. Hundreds of thousands newly displaced. Some 400,000 people have been displaced in North and South Kivu since the beginning of this ...
UN: Fighting eases in DR Congo's Goma as rebels gain 'upper hand'
1 day ago · The United Nations said Wednesday that there is relative calm in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, following several days of intense fighting between the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels and the ...
UN warns of worrying humanitarian situation in DRC’s Goma amid …
2 days ago · United Nations — There was gunfire Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, as the United Nations warned of a worrying humanitarian situation amid clashes between ...
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve ... - CNN
4 days ago · A UN armored personnel carrier burns during clashes with M23 rebels outside Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Jan. 25, 2025. Moses Sawasawa/AP UN and other countries call on the rebels to ...
DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
Jan 24, 2025 · Intensifying hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving the non-state armed group M23 have caused further mass displacement in the mineral-rich region, with fears that the regional capital Goma could come under attack, UN …
Humanitarian Coordinator expresses deep concern over the …
5 days ago · Attachments. Download attachment (PDF | 189.11 KB); Kinshasa, 26 January 2025 – The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Bruno Lemarquis, expresses his profound concern regarding the intensification of ongoing fighting around the city of Goma and its growing impact on civilians.. Since the renewed M23 offensives near Goma on 23 January 2025, hundreds of ...