Headline : The Crisis in the DRC Is Escalating

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"Rwanda and the DRC must urgently take immediate steps to de-escalate, fully commit to regional diplomatic processes, and work to hold accountable all actors responsible for human rights abuses," said Ambassador Sullivan.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, is struggling with the most complex and long-standing humanitarian crisis in Africa that stems from decades of off-and-on belligerence, including two wars, which began when the country got its independence from Belgium in 1960.

Thus nearly 25 years ago, the United Nations sent in a stabilization mission, MONUSCO. It was tasked with monitoring the peace process in eastern Congo, supporting the government of the DRC in its effort to stabilize the region, and protecting the civilian population and humanitarians there. This year marks the end of MONUSCO’s mandate, and the mission is in the process of withdrawing.

Nonetheless, the fighting continues unabated as more than a hundred armed groups are fighting for control of the mineral-rich region of Eastern Congo near the border with Rwanda. The most dangerous and successful of these is the 23 March Movement, or M23, which is supported by neighboring Rwanda. M23 is making significant advances and expanding its territory, according to the latest UN report.

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