North Kivu - Wikipedia
North Kivu (Jimbo la Kivu Kaskazini in Swahili) is a province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] The capital city is Goma.
War in the DR Congo: M23 follow the trail of raw materials
2 days ago · 01/26/2025 January 26, 2025. The violence in eastern Congo has escalated. Near Goma in North Kivu, 13 peacekeepers have been killed by M23 rebels, while Congo has broken off relations with Rwanda.
DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
3 days ago · “We are deeply alarmed at the heightened risk of an attack by the M23 armed group on Goma, the capital of North Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo…Any such attack on Goma risks catastrophic impacts on hundreds of thousands of civilians, putting them at heightened exposure to human rights violations and abuses,” said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN human rights ...
Guterres voices alarm over M23 rebel offensive in DR Congo ...
4 days ago · The UN chief on Thursday expressed alarm over a renewed offensive by M23 rebels in recent days in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which is taking a “devastating toll” on civilians. ... peacekeepers have defended key positions in North Kivu, including Goma and Sake, where clashes between the M23, the Congolese Armed Forces ...
Q&A: Democratic Republic of Congo Conflict in North Kivu …
Sep 26, 2024 · A new Human Rights Watch report documents laws-of-war violations by parties to the armed conflict in Congo’s North Kivu province, which may amount to war crimes.
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Jun 20, 2024 · Congolese internally displaced civilians carry their belongings as they flee from renewed tensions from Kanyaruchinya to Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo,...
Democratic Republic of the Congo: The forgotten people of North Kivu
Mar 12, 2024 · Since the upsurge in fighting, weapon-wounded patients have been pouring into ICRC-supported CBCA Ndosho Hospital in Goma, the capital of North Kivu. In 2023, the ICRC recorded numerous incidents in which people's access to …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: North Kivu - Overview of …
More than 2.5 millions people live in a displacement site in the province of North-Kivu, representing 37% of the total number of displaced persons (IDPs) in the DRC. Overall, 2.63 million pepople in the province are acutely food insecure.
UNHCR urges immediate action amid heightened risks for …
Mar 26, 2024 · UNHCR, the UNHCR Refugee Agency, is raising the alarm as ongoing violence in eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reaches a devastating level.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: The humanitarian crisis in North Kivu …
The armed conflict in North Kivu province between the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Congolese army (FARDC) has intensified, with devastating consequences for civilians.