Goma, 11 March 2010 – A mid-way evaluation of the Amani Leo operation? - How are civilians protected during the operations? – How do FARDC collaborate with MONUC during Amani Leo? These issues were addressed at the press conference co-hosted on 11th March in Goma by MONUC Force Commander, General Babacar Gaye and General Amuli Bahigwa, Commander in Charge of Amani Leo in the two Kivu provinces. [Transcript]

Kinshasa, 10 March 2010 - The High Commissioner on Human Rights, Navi Pillay, has made public her report on the human rights situation and the activities of her office in the DRC in advance of its presentation to the Human Rights Council during its 13th session on 24 March 2010, in Geneva.

Kananga, 08 March 2010 - A joint mission of MONUC / Katanga, OCHA, IOM, UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO, the provincial government and civil society visited the locality of Kamako in Western Kasai province, on the border with Angola, from 25 February to 2 March 2010, to reassess the humanitarian situation of both Congolese nationals who have been expelled from Angola and their host community, and check into alleged cases of torture and sexual abuse recorded during a previous mission.