ICRC and European Union strengthen dialogue
Peter Maurer, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) met today with José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, to discuss strategic partnership between the two institutions, the humanitarian situation in Syria, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Afghanistan, and other issues of mutual concern.
Congo army says it captured rebel stronghold; peacekeeper killed
Three days of victories by government forces have raised the prospect that the army could defeat Congo's most important rebel group, ending a 20-month uprising which has displaced tens of thousands of people
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Congolese children displaced by fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebels wait to move to safer areas in Kibumba
Congolese children displaced by fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebels wait to move to safer areas in Kibumba, north of Goma October 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A Congolese child, displaced by fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebels, carries her sibling as she walks to safer areas in Kibumba
A Congolese child, displaced by fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebels, carries her sibling as she walks to safer areas in Kibumba, north of Goma October 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A Congolese woman and her children, who are displaced by fighting between the Congolese army and the M23, rebels walk to safer areas in Kibumba
A Congolese woman and her children, who are displaced by fighting between the Congolese army and the M23, rebels walk to safer areas in Kibumba, north of Goma October 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A Congolese woman with her child displaced by fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebels moves to safer areas in Kibumba
A Congolese woman with her child displaced by fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebels moves to safer areas in Kibumba, north of Goma October 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT) TEMPLATE OUT
Congolese families displaced by fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebels move to safer areas in Kibumba
Congolese families displaced by fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebels move to safer areas in Kibumba, north of Goma October 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Congolese soldiers move to frontline positions as they advance against the M23 rebels in Kibumba
Congolese soldiers move to frontline positions as they advance against the M23 rebels in Kibumba, north of Goma October 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)