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The American Catherine Russel, director general of Unicef, began her first visit to the DRC on Sunday and for four days in a country where children are victims of violence by armed groups. Unicef remained discreet for this tour which began with the city of Goma, the capital of the province of North Kivu under siege for 11 months.
With our correspondent in Kinshasa, Pascal Mulegwa
His agenda includes talks, first with Bintou Keita, the representative of Monusco, the UN mission in the country which said on Sunday that it wanted to tackle the root and structural causes of insecurity. Catherine Russel will be received by the military governor of North Kivu where the resurgence of the M23 worries the UN agencies.
Between Ituri and North Kivu more than 17,000 children have been removed from armed groups since 2017 but how many children are still forcibly recruited?
The director of Unicef will inquire regarding the projects financed by the agency, in particular the one to bring drinking water to the outskirts of Goma or the Heal Africa hospital which has been treating women victims for many years. sexual violence.
Moreover, the United Nations recently raised its tone in the face of the outbreak of violence carried out by the militiamen who massacre civilians living in camps for the displaced.
The new director general of Unicef will end her four-day visit by the capital in Kinshasa where she should meet President Félix Tshisekedi.
