2 days ago · The Global Protection Cluster (GPC) is issuing this Protection Alert in light of the escalating crisis and immediate protection risks to civilians in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of ...

3 days ago · Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma are fleeing after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces.

2 days ago · Fighting between Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) in North and South Kivu has intensified since December 2024, causing massive displacement ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Location: North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 24 January 2025 Due to an increase in the severity of armed clashes near Sake, North Kivu and likelihood of increased insecurity in the region, including in Goma, the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa advises U.S. citizens to depart to a safer location while airports and borders are still open.

Mar 26, 2024 · Two years of cyclical conflict in the North Kivu territories of Rutshuru and Masisi have forced over 1.3 million people to flee their homes within the DRC, leading to a total of 5.7 million people becoming internally displaced across North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces.

4 days ago · During and following the genocide, nearly two million Hutu refugees crossed the Congolese border, mostly settling in refugee camps in the North Kivu and South Kivu provinces. A small subset of...

Feb 20, 2024 · The ADF continues to kill and kidnap civilians in both Ituri and North Kivu. The group has also started to attack military targets after nearly a year of avoiding direct clashes with the security...

Feb 25, 2024 · 2.63 million pepople in the province are acutely food insecure. Nearly 48,000 children under 5 suffering from severe acute malnutrition. During 2023, 21 health facilities were attacked, while 607 schools were closed due to armed conflict. The 2024 humanitarian response plan targeted 2.03 million of the 2.63 million people in need.

Aug 19, 2024 · In North Kivu, the main conflict is between the Congolese army, supported by a number of "self-defense" militias, and the M23 movement supported, in turn, by nearby Rwanda.

Kinshasa, 29 January 2024 - The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Bruno Lemarquis, expressed deep concern over the recent surge in violence in North Kivu province.