Security Council LIVE: DRC peace deals fail to halt fighting as Ebola deepens crisis

An internally displaced mother waits to be interviewed in the village of Kampala, Ituri, DRC.

The Security Council met in New York on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Tuesday, where clashes between Government forces and M23 rebels continue in the east despite a series of peace agreements. Ambassadors are likely to focus on ceasefire monitoring, rising tensions between the DRC and Rwanda, and the country’s worst Ebola outbreak on record, which has killed more than 3,900 people.

The DRC alleges more than 300 people were killed in June and July in areas held by Rwandan forces and M23. Rwanda rejects the claims

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