Family planning remains one of the most effective ways to control population growth, but most importantly, it helps women avoid unplanned pregnancies and ensures that people have children they can ...

United Nations agencies called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting ...

The use of rape and sexual violence against women has been prevalent in the conflicts, which have been raging for decades in ...

Ombeni ran out the office and into the street, where crowds tried to dodge bullets and vehicles speeding through the city, while the Congolese army and UN staff stood by. M23 raped several dozen women ...

Congolese troops have fought back against Rwanda-backed rebels who the U.N. says are moving fast into the South Kivu province after seizing the region’s largest city and an international airport ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — A weakened Congolese military fought back against Rwanda-backed rebels who the ... The crisis, which the U.N. said killed 700 people this week, puts a second regional airport ...

Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma ...

As fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese armed troops escalate in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Office of ...

There has been fierce fighting as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance towards the second-largest city in eastern Democratic ...

Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo on Wednesday, as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered region.

Congo’s Goma city was already home to thousands of people who had fled years of war as rebel groups jostled for control of ...

Rwanda-backed rebels were expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region’s major city, the U.N.