On the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ross Mountain, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been visiting the North Kivu province since yesterday. He is accompanied by the Congolese minister of planning. Both men will be meeting with local authorities and representatives of UN agencies to assess the implementation of the security and stabilization plan for eastern DRC, which is a programme reached between the Government and various eastern armed groups.
Meanwhile, the UN Mission reports several violations by various armed groups of the ceasefire in the Ituri province. On Monday, two local armed groups exchanged fire in the town of Tchey. No casualties are reported, and the battle ended following the intervention of UN peacekeepers. In South Kivu, UN peacekeepers intervened three times this week to put an end to gun battles between local Congolese groups.
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