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Iranpress: Uganda gives hope to refugees far from home

Uganda gives hope to refugees far from home

Tuesday, 20 June 2023 13:02

Kampala -(IP) – June 20th was declared World Refugee Day to honor those who have been forcibly displaced from their homes due to conflict, persecution, or other life-threatening circumstances.

Iranpress: 2.8 million people forced from home in 15 months in eastern DR Congo: UN

2.8 million people forced from home in 15 months in eastern DR Congo: UN

Monday, 19 June 2023 17:59

About 2.8 million people have been forced from their homes since March 2022 in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri, the three conflict-plagued provinces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Monday.

Iranpress: China, DRC establish comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership

China, DRC establish comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership

Saturday, 27 May 2023 05:09

The presidents of China and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced on Friday the elevation of the bilateral relationship from a strategic partnership of win-win cooperation to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

Iranpress: Four killed in east Congo ambush near gorilla park

Four killed in east Congo ambush near gorilla park

Friday, 19 May 2023 09:20

Assailants killed three rangers and another member of their convoy in an ambush in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday morning, the Congo Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN) said.

Iranpress: Catholics from eastern Congo to make cross-country journey to meet Pope

Catholics from eastern Congo to make cross-country journey to meet Pope

Monday, 30 January 2023 10:54

The Roman Catholic faithful in east of Democratic Republic of Congo's city of Goma, including victims of violence and natural disasters, are making the cross-country journey to the Congolese capital Kinshasa this week.

Iranpress: UN experts find substantial evidence of Rwanda forces in Congo

UN experts find substantial evidence of Rwanda forces in Congo

Sunday, 25 December 2022 02:31

UN experts say they found substantial evidence of Rwandan government forces crossing into neighboring eastern Congo, either to reinforce M23 rebels or to conduct military operations against another rebel group that includes fighters accused of taking part in the 1994 Rwanda genocide.

Iranpress: 131 civilians killed by M23 rebels in eastern Congo: UN reports

131 civilians killed by M23 rebels in eastern Congo: UN reports

Thursday, 08 December 2022 23:22

Arbitrarily shooting, stabbing, raping, and abducting people, rebels in eastern Congo have killed at least 131 people and inflicted “unspeakable violence” against civilians, says a new UN report.

Iranpress: UN provides more details on peacekeeper violence in DR Congo

UN provides more details on peacekeeper violence in DR Congo

Wednesday, 03 August 2022 09:23

The United Nations on Tuesday provided more details on a fatal incident on Sunday that involved UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Iranpress: ADF rebels kills 13 civilians in east of Congo

ADF rebels kills 13 civilians in east of Congo

Saturday, 09 July 2022 05:30

Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels have killed 13 people and torched a clinic in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials said Friday.

Iranpress: At least 37,000 people displaced amid resurgence of fighting in NE DR Congo

At least 37,000 people displaced amid resurgence of fighting in NE DR Congo

Friday, 27 May 2022 17:10

At least 37,000 people have been displaced due to renewed clashes between the army and presumed fighters of the March 23 Movement (M23) since May 22 in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in a statement Friday.

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