The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Bruno Lemarquis, told reporters in New York that “although the DRC is still at the bottom of the Human Development Index (HDI), there are positive trends that need to be recognized, that need to be supported and accompanied to advance with the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” UNIFEED
In findings issued in a report by the UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the UN Stabilization Mission in DRC (MONUSCO), the authors indicated that 93 percent of the 3,126 registered cases of “torture, cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment” affecting 4,946 victims had happened in areas experiencing conflict. UNIFEED
The head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said, “A clear indicator of the deteriorating situation is the surge in internal displacement since January 2022, which has brought the total number of displaced people to 5.5 million – the largest caseload in Africa.” UNIFEED
The Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, expressed regret at the decision of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to request that the spokesperson of the UN peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) to depart the country. UNIFEED <br />
Speaking at the first ever Security Council high-level debate on strategic communications in peacekeeping operations, Secretary-General António Guterres said that in a context where “misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech are increasingly used as weapons of war,” strategic communications “is critical across the spectrum of our peacekeeping mandate and crucial to achieving our mission.” UNIFEED<br />