Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo
HRI

The crisis and the response Limited progress in finding durable solutions for 1.8 million IDPs and 440,000 refugees displaced by protracted conflict. Humanitarian crisis continues due to slow progress on security reform, restoration of state authority [...] Read more...

Evaluation of DG ECHO’s Actions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

DARA publishes its report on the evaluation of the relevance, effectiveness and impact of DG ECHO’s actions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Read more...

European Commission evaluation: protection in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

DARA has been commissioned by ECHO (the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office) to carry out the "evaluation of ECHO’s action in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)". The evaluation purpose is twofold. It will look at the relevance, coordination, [...] Read more...

Democratic Republic of the Congo
HRI

The Giant with Feet of Clay Despite the world’s largest peacekeeping mission and considerable political progress and relative stability at the national level, conflict in the east and massive humanitarian needs continued to plague the Democratic Republic of [...] Read more...

Democratic Republic of the Congo
HRI

Difficult Transitions Many were hopeful in January 2008, following the signing of an agreement in Goma for a ceasefire and disarmament, yet their optimism was short lived. In the second half of 2008 fighting renewed in the Kivus and surrounding provinces, and [...] Read more...

Público: “The trafficking of illegal minerals kills people in Congo” (Spanish)

Source: Público Ross Mountain, ex coordinador humanitario de la ONU en el país africano, defiende que la misión ha salvado miles de vidas ISABEL COELLO MADRID 17/12/2009 08:00 Actualizado: 17/12/2009 10:24 El neozelandés Ross Mountain ha dirigido [...] Read more...

TVE1 Spain: DARA’s Ross Mountain on the Democratic Republic of Congo (Spanish)

DARA's Director, Ross Mountain, is interviewed regarding the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo on December 3, 2009, during the HRI 2009 Madrid Presentation. Read more...