DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.N. children’s fund on Thursday accused armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern ...

U.N. children’s agency warns the toll may be significantly higher, as M23 rebels continue their advance.

The organization, known as UNICEF, reported that health care facilities in the city of Goma and the surrounding areas had documented 170 cases of children having been raped in a single week ...

Doctors Without Borders says several of its medical stocks in city of Goma of equipment, medicines have been looted UNICEF on Wednesday sought financial aid to the tune of $22 million amid ...

“The situation in Goma is extremely grave and further complicating a humanitarian situation that was already beyond dire,” said Jean Francois Basse, UNICEF DRC’s acting Representative.

UNICEF cited reports of the abuses ... In late January, the rebels captured Goma, the region’s largest city, in a major escalation of the fighting. Last week, the United Nations Human Rights ...

UNICEF’s accusation came as the conflict in the mineral-rich region shows no signs of abating, as M23, which captured North Kivu’s capital Goma last month, pushes further south. Thousands have ...

UNICEF cited reports of the abuses ... prepare to leave their camp following an instruction by M23 rebels in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.