Crime has increased in eastern DR Congo's two major cities which were recently seized by the Rwanda-backed M23, the UN's humanitarian agency said Monday, although life is beginning to return to normal.

Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the prime minister of the DRC told a high-level meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday,

The UN human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of killing children and attacking hospitals and warehouses storing humanitarian aid.

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels executed three children in eastern Congo, according to UNHCR:: Geneva, Switzerland:::: Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson, UNHCR.“Our office has confirmed cases of summary execution of children by M23 after they entered the city of Bukavu last week.

As Rwandan-backed M23 fighters continue to make significant advances in eastern DRC, having captured the cities of Goma and Bukavu, the conflict is now triggering warnings from the UN Security

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has condemned the looting of thousands of tonnes of relief supplies in the city of Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels swept in at the weekend,

Three children in Bukavu were tragically executed by the M23 rebel group after donning abandoned army gear. The UN human rights office confirmed these incidents and raised concerns about the safety of journalists and civil society amid ongoing infractions by the rebels.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Congo of killing children and attacking hospitals and warehouses storing humanitarian aid.

Many attendees voiced their expectations for economic improvements and job opportunities under the new administration. John Baraka, a 33-year-old unemployed resident, expressed his hopes for a better future: "You know,

The Rwanda-backed M23 fighters claim to have taken control of Kavumu airport serving Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Three children were executed by the Rwanda-backed M23 after they donned weapons and uniforms abandoned by the Congolese army in the eastern city of Bukavu, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday,

Children Were Executed by M23 in Congo's Bukavu, UN Says GENEVA (Reuters) - Three children were executed by the Rwanda-backed M23 after they donned weapons and uniforms abandoned by the Congolese ...