Special Envoy Great Lakes Region
Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region

Organized Crime in Wildlife, Gold and Timber, Worth Over One Billion USD, Further Fuels Conflict in Eastern DR Congo — UN Report

Nairobi, 16 April 2015 - Organized crime and the illegal trade in natural resources continues to increasingly fuel the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) , according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners.