More than 20,000 people have been displaced in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid recent clashes between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED
The Secretary-General welcomed recent engagement by the President of Angola and African Union Champion for Peace and Reconciliation, João Lourenço, with the M23, which resulted in the announcement of a ceasefire beginning on 7 March, in compliance with the decisions of the African Union Peace and Security Council on 17 February in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. UNIFEED
Following a deterioration of the security situation in Ituri, in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the UN peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) has conducted two missions, said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED<br />
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations (UN) and the humanitarian community launched an appeal in Kinshasa for (USD) 2.25 billion to provide lifesaving assistance to some ten million people this year, said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED
Fighting continued between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group, including around the Sake-Kitchanga axis and within the Virunga National Park in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED<br />