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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Security situation 422
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DRC: Child labourers must not pay the price for UK's shift to electric vehicles 26 July 2017 \| Publisher: Amnesty International \| Document type: Country News
DR Congo: UN rights chief names international investigators on Kasai abuses 26 July 2017 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
Peace is the 'bedrock' for women's development and human rights UN deputy chief says in DR Congo 25 July 2017 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
In DR Congo, UN aid chief says world must 'not let down' millions of people in need 21 July 2017 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
More flexibility and mobility for UN peacekeepers in DR Congo – senior official says 19 July 2017 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
UN and partners call for nearly $24 million in emergency aid for the Congo's Pool region 18 July 2017 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
Information Centre Asylum and Migration Briefing Notes (17 July 2017) 17 July 2017 \| Publisher: Germany: Federal Office for Migration and Asylum \| Document type: Country News
Informationszentrum Asyl und Migration Briefing Notes (17 Juli 2017) 17 July 2017 \| Publisher: Germany: Federal Office for Migration and Asylum \| Document type: Country News
As DR Congo's Kasaï displacement grows, no end in sight to civilian suffering 14 July 2017 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Country News
DR Congo: UN refugee agency sounds alarm as displacement sees no end in Kasai region 14 July 2017 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News

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