UN delegates to assess security situation in east DR Congo

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The UN Security Council holds a meeting at UN Headquarters in New York on March 7, 2023. PHOTO | YUKI IWAMURA | AFP

A delegation of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday evening arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) capital Kinshasa ahead of a visit to Goma in North Kivu Province, a city currently plagued by rebel attacks.

The main objective of the visit is to assess the security situation in the DRC and the implementation of The United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Monusco) mandate, in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2666 of 2022.