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”.
DR Congo: Hospitals overwhelmed, food running out: Goma faces ... - UN …
15 hours ago · The World Food Programme warned on Thursday that food supplies are running dangerously low, as water and electricity outages exacerbate the crisis.The seizure and closure of Goma’s airport by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels has further interfered with aid delivery, while the blocking of roads and lake transport restrictions have left thousands stranded.
DR Congo crisis: ‘The violence must end now’, UN Security ... - UN …
2 days ago · Vivian van de Perre, Deputy Head of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC (), provided a detailed briefing from Goma, highlighting the dire humanitarian situation and the need for “urgent and coordinated international action" to stop the fighting between Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and Congolese forces – as they battle for control of the city. ...
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 ...
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.
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 …
Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo ... - CNN
5 days ago · A UN armoured personnel carrier burns during clashes with M23 rebels outside Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.
UN warns of worrying humanitarian situation in DRC’s Goma amid …
2 days ago · 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 Congolese soldiers and ...
UN describes 'mass panic' in Goma as Rwanda-backed rebels …
4 days ago · According to a UN report, over a third of the population of North Kivu province where Goma is located are currently displaced, and the capture of Goma will likely exacerbate the situation.