Congo, Democratic Republic Archives

February 14, 2012

Prayers with the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Posted 4:59pm

From our partners in World Mission: There is violence against civilians in the Congo. National elections have been widely criticized as lacking credibility due to massive irregularities, maladministration and fraud. Congolese Christians will march in Kinshasa on Thursday, February 16, seeking peace and calling for a democratic government founded in transparency and justice. We are invited to join our… Read more »

February 3, 2012

Support Democracy and Human Rights in the Congo!

Posted 5:37pm

From our partners in the PC(USA) Office of Public Witness Please contact your members of congress and urge them to work vigorously to ensure that the United States supports democracy and human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo! The State Clerk of the General Assembly stated the following in a statement of concern this… Read more »

November 27, 2011

Elections in the DRC

Posted 1:20pm

Hold the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in prayer as they go to the polls tomorrow to participate in presidential and parliamentary elections. The political landscape in Congo is complex and unsettling. Please pray with us for the November 28th elections. Pray that God would appoint righteous leaders who will honor God… Read more »

August 19, 2011

Statement on World Humanitarian Day

Posted 3:53pm

Statement by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on World Humanitarian Day, August 19, 2011 On World Humanitarian Day, we recognize the heroes who brave danger to deliver aid where it is most desperately needed. Humanitarians save lives, mitigate the cycle of chronic desperation that makes the world less safe, and… Read more »

July 22, 2011

A prayer on a day of grief

Posted 5:41pm

Famine stalks the Horn of Africa. A bomb and gunfire rip Norway. Violence wracks Malawi and Syria. Rapes are perpetrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Atrocities are suspected in Southern Kordofan. Human rights are denied in Madagascar, Peru, and Colombia. Weak and vulnerable people are exploited and abused in the United States. In places… Read more »

July 8, 2011

NGO WORKING GROUP ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY: STATEMENT ON THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Posted 11:53am

Below is a release from the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security: The NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security is alarmed at the latest reports by its member organizations and the United Nations of mass rape and other crimes against civilians perpetrated in the Fizi area of South Kivu by troops… Read more »

May 27, 2011

Munyagishari and Mladic arrested for genocide and crimes against humanity

Posted 6:32pm

Bernard Munyagishari, a suspect of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, was arrested this week in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after 17 years on the run. In Europe, Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive was also arrested…

May 8, 2011

Curbing Congo’s conflict minerals

Posted 9:30pm

Tell Secretary Clinton: we need a credible certification system for Congo’s conflict minerals. Take Action | RAISE Hope for Congo. RAISE Hope for Congo provides a way to help address the issue of conflict minerals that fuel violence in the…

March 26, 2011

Ecumenical Advocacy Days

Posted 9:30pm

Ecumenical Advocacy Days is meeting in Washington, DC this weekend and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations is excited to be joining our Presbyterian Church (USA) partners and the Office of Public Witness to be advocating for a just…

March 11, 2011

From the UN News Centre – 10 March 2011

Posted 1:29am

Here are some of the top stories on the United Nations News Centre on 10 March 2011: Somalia: Security Council calls on world to step up supplies for African peace force UN rights chief denounces violence against journalists by Libyan…

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