The United Nations Security Council met for the second time in three days on Tuesday to discuss the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. ... Goma, amid rising death ...

Mineral smuggling from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo into neighboring Rwanda has reached “unprecedented levels” amid ...

Rwanda's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ernest Rwamucyo speaks during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters, Jan. 26, 2025.

The United Nations Security Council on Sunday demanded that M23 rebel forces stop an ongoing offensive and advance towards Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and that ...

The United Nations Security Council moved up an emergency meeting on the escalating violence to Sunday morning. Congo requested the meeting, which had originally been scheduled for Monday.

The Security Council, the United Nations’ principal crisis-management body, is empowered to impose binding obligations on the 193 UN member states to maintain peace.