The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday called for all sides to cease hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Fighting between DRC armed forces and the M23 armed group backed by Rwanda's military in the border region of South Kivu intensified over the last two weeks.
It's part of a struggle that has ebbed and flowed at least since M23 reemerged in 2021 and seized large chunks of territory, in a border region that has been plagued by conflict for decades.What's did the UN's human rights chief say about the fighting?
Türk deplored the impact on civilians of the recent clashes in South Kivu, calling for concerted national and international efforts to de-escalate tensions.
"It is deeply troubling that despite the agreements reached as part of the ongoing peace processes, fighting continues unabated in eastern DRC — killing, injuring and displacing civilians and destroying livelihoods," Türk said.
