The UN has also warned the conflict could spark a regional war. The DRC government said it "continues to work to avoid carnage and the loss of human life" in Goma, spokesman Patrick Muyaya said on X.

The United Nations has evacuated over 1600 staff from Goma to Entebbe. ;The UN confirmed that the Congolese staff will be repatriated to Congolese capital Kinshasha by air. It added that the ...

The United Nations migration agency says it is scaling back or ending projects around the world and firing staff following an ...

According to Uruguayan Army sources, two companies from the South American country were deployed in Rusayo, 17 km from Goma, in addition to guarding the UN Logistics Base housing civilians about ...

The male inmates, some of whom were killed by prison guards, plotted a mass escape on January 27 as the M23 rebel alliance battled with Congolese forces in Goma over control of the city, the UN ...

As M23 rebels entered Goma and the city was plunged into chaos, female prisoners were attacked, the UN says. The UN estimates another 2,800 were injured as M23 rebels captured the eastern city of ...

Practically all UN employees left Goma two days ago. "In the Donetsk People’s Republic as a result of successful actions by troops of the 36th motorized rifle brigade of Battlegroup East the ...

there is no doubt that Rwandan troops are present in Goma to support the M23 rebels. However, it is hard to say how many Rwandan forces are engaged in the fighting, he said. Units of the UN ...

M23 soldiers gather with prospective recruits to be enrolled in the armed group controlled police, at a police station in Goma on Feb 6, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] UNITED NATIONS — A UN official in ...

Since 2021, UN and regional forces have worked to prevent M23 from taking Goma, but the group has been advancing in the mineral-rich yet conflict-ridden region.

"Food assistance activities in and around Goma have been temporarily paused ... according to the UN refugee agency's chief Filippo Grandi. The UN has also warned the conflict could spark a ...

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels captured ... who were already displaced by the conflict had fled once again, the UN said. Despite M23’s promises to restart economic activities, commercial ...