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Indonesia, DR Congo, Brazil to present common front at climate talks

The Jakarta Post 05 Oct 2022
Indonesia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Brazil are working to present a common front at climate negotiations, the ...
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Head of presidential guard named DR Congo army chief

Business Ghana 05 Oct 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi has named Lieutenant-General Christian Tshiwewe Songesha as the new chief of general staff of the country's armed forces (FARDC) ... --Advertisements--. .
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Developing countries urge more climate funding at pre-COP27 in DR Congo

France24 05 Oct 2022
Developing countries have driven home the message that they require more funding to fight climate change at the pre-COP27 talks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which are due to end Tuesday ... .
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Congo Announces New Army Chief, Broad Military Reforms Reign

This Day 05 Oct 2022
President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has replaced the head of the armed forces as part of broader military reforms aimed at boosting efficiency. Congo’s army is fighting multiple armed groups, mainly in its restive east, where ethnic ...
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UN report documents widespread torture, sexual violence in DR Congo conflict areas

Anadolu Agency 05 Oct 2022
Cases of torture, including sexual violence and inhuman treatment, are rampant in conflict areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, particularly due to widespread impunity, according to a UN report released on Wednesday ... The security situation in DR Congo, particularly its ...
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Torture and impunity widespread in Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) conflict areas – United ...

APO 05 Oct 2022
Download logo. The vast majority of cases of torture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) occur in conflict-affected areas where impunity is widespread, according to a UN released today ... Of this total, 492 were cases of sexual violence, affecting 761 victims ... This contributes to an underestimation of the problem and its magnitude” ... .
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in South Sudan, Concludes Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva)

Public Technologies 05 Oct 2022
The Human Rights Council this morning continued with its agenda item on technical assistance and capacity building, holding an interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in South Sudan and concluding the enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe
Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Visits IDP Camp in Democratic Republic of Congo
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World is in life-or-death struggle for survival – UN chief

The Manila Times 05 Oct 2022
UNITED NATIONS ... Guterres spoke as government representatives opened a meeting in Congo's capital Kinshasa to prepare for the major UN-led climate conference in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in November ... "Failure to act on loss and damage will lead to more loss of trust and more climate damage ... ....
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Congo hosts pre-COP27 climate talks amid appeals to wealthy nations

Deutsche Welle 04 Oct 2022
UN chief Antonio Guterres urged the international community to reach a "quantum level compromise" on dealing with climate change. Delegates from over 50 countries are at the informal summit in Kinshasa ... .
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UN says it's ready to work with Congo on peacekeeper pullout

Star Tribune 04 Oct 2022
peacekeeping mission in Congo, which was the target of ...
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Sophie becomes first UK royal to visit Democratic Republic of Congo

The National 04 Oct 2022
Trip to country, which has endured years of civil conflict, made at behest of Britain's Foreign Office ....
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CENTRAL AFRICA/DRC : EAC still looking for funding for regional force in eastern DR Congo

Africa Intelligence 04 Oct 2022
East African Community (EAC) member countries are looking for new contributors to a special fund set up to finance a regional force intended to pacify eastern DR Congo. The amounts raised so far have been relatively small ....
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Climate change: Congo hosts pre-COP27 talks amid appeals to wealthy nations

Deutsche Welle 04 Oct 2022
UN chief Antonio Guterres urged the international community to reach a "quantum level compromise" on dealing with climate change. Delegates from over 50 countries are at the informal summit in Kinshasa ... .
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Congo names new army chief among broad military reforms

The Star 04 Oct 2022
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has replaced the head of the armed forces as part of broader military reforms aimed at boosting efficiency, his office said. Read full story ... .

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