The spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, expressed serious concerns on Tuesday about the 'sharply deteriorating' human rights situation in the eastern ...

UNICEF denounced the alarming rise in violence against children in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on ...

UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by ...

Armed men have raped dozens of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says - An aid agency is receiving ‘horrific reports’ of ...

The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of children over the past weeks as rebels expand their footprint and push govern ...

An offensive by M23 fighters is disrupting health services and displacing people in a region already beset by health ...

U.N. children’s agency warns the toll may be significantly higher, as M23 rebels continue their advance.

Rape and other violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has soared to unprecedented levels, the ...

Why have UN peacekeepers been in DR Congo for 65 years? Established by Security Council resolution 1279 (1999) of 30 November 1999. In accordance with Security Council resolution 1925 (2010), MONUC ...

The 24-year-old influencer, who has over 162 million followers, rose to fame with charming videos of his reactions to everyday life in which he never says a word. His following surged during the ...

"The Jury of the UNICEF Photo of the Year ... but in poorer countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Japhet's home country, vaccines are in short supply. Children are particularly ...