Child soldiers are still being used in the Democratic Republic of Congo, despite promises to stop recruiting them.

Rwandan-backed rebels, Congolese troops, and allied militias have all committed human rights abuses, some possibly amounting ...

In DR Congo, former child soldiers who turn themselves in are sent to centres run by UNICEF which help reintegrate them them back into society. P Pulse News Agency International by AFP Follow; ...

UN raises concerns on violations against children in DR Congo By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-03-27 19:00 Share ...

As diplomatic efforts continue to end fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN development agency ...

Dakar, Senegal — Armed men in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo raped hundreds of children and recruited child soldiers at unprecedented levels, the U.N. children's fund said Thursday, as ...

Save the Children said Monday it had witnessed a "horrifying" spike in the number of children being sexually assaulted in DR Congo, recording more than triple the number compared to a year ago.

“In short, based on initial data … during the most intense phase of this year’s conflict in eastern DRC, a child was raped every half an hour,” he explained.

An internally displaced child looks on in a room hit by a shell where he is taking refuge, in Sake, North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on March 13.

01/28/2025 January 28, 2025. The volatile situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo has a long history. Here's what you need to know.

Eastern DR Congo has been wracked by decades of conflict, but tensions have been heightened in recent months by the advance of the M23 armed group which the international community says is backed ...