Ban looks forward to concrete progress at upcoming meeting of Cypriot leaders

20 January 2012 – The United Nations refugee agency today voiced concern over fresh violence in eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has forced more than 100,000 civilians to flee their homes in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu since November. In North Kivu, an estimated 35,000 people have been displaced as a result of raids on villages and clashes between rival militia groups in Walikale and Masisi territories, according to Adrian Edwards, spokesperson .... [More]