http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/180/ en_GB_uk Congo (Democratic Republic of) http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84366 Violence in Congo's North Kivu province has reached its highest levels in years, while assistance is hardly reaching those most in need, according to an international medical organisation. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84350 The top United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has asked for additional peacekeepers beyond the nearly 19,000 uniformed personnel already there to prevent the country from slipping back into "horrendous" conflict. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84323 Sexual violence and child soldiers continue to be used in continuing conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo, a leading human rights group has warned. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84313 Renewed combat in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has caused a drastic deterioration in the humanitarian situation and immense suffering for civilians, according to a group of 83 aid agencies and human rights groups. + MSF provides emergency care as violence intensifies + Humanitarian Crisis Deepens As Peace Process Falters http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84260 Serious fighting has erupted in North Kivu province in the Congo, with 14,000 United Nations "Blue Helmets" unable to maintain peace, says a leading medical charity. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/161088/1/ Almost 100 people held as slaves in the DR Congo have been released, thanks to the work of activists. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84048 Major logging companies in the Congo basin are increasingly destroying one of the most ecologically important forest areas on the planet while dodging taxes and robbing impoverished Congolese people of revenue, a new report claims. + Congo Basin passes 1 million ha milestone in swing to sustainable forestry http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84016 An area of the Democratic Republic of Congo containing the largest body of fresh water in Africa has been added to the Ramsar Convention’s list of Wetlands of International Importance, making it the largest region ever to be designated as such. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83846 European leaders have been urged to do more to bring lasting peace in eastern Congo as EU foreign ministers meet in Brussels to review the EU's military and police reform missions there. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83812 Uganda, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo say they have agreed to jointly fight Lord's Resistance Army rebels if peace talks with its elusive leader, Joseph Kony, fail, according to a Ugandan military official. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83730 Hollywood actor David Harewood, a star of the film Blood Diamond, is supporting CAFOD's new exhibition which reveals the truth behind the glamour of gold through images and accounts from three continents. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160250/1/ The Frontline Club is running a Congo season of films and talks, 6-15 May. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83541 The Democratic Republic of Congo and armed groups must enforce a January peace treaty meant to conclude 10 years of conflict, urged 63 local and international non-governmental organizations. From: Human Rights Watch http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83521 Climate change, the oil industry, and the construction of the world's largest dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo must be prioritized by African and U.S. leaders to support sustainable development on the continent, says a new report released on Earth Day. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83513 Central African leaders and the UN have been urged to secure the release of more than 350 men, women and children thought to have been abducted by Uganda's rebel Lord’s Resistance Army in recent weeks.