About 120 members of civil society organizations reflected on the role of women in the ceasefire monitoring mechanism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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DRC: victims of armed violence, women leaders want to become agents of peace
Gathered on August 11, 2026, in Goma, Bukavu, Beni, Bunia and Kinshasa, some 120 members of civil society organizations reflected on the role of women in the ceasefire monitoring mechanism in the Democratic Republic of the…
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