PHOTO: Chairman Royce Meets with U.N. Secretary-General

The following press release was published by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 17, 2018. It is reproduced in full below.

This morning, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) welcomed United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres back to the Committee. Chairman Royce discussed the important role women play in the peacekeeping process and he applauded the Secretary-General’s work to increase the representation of women at the U.N. Chairman Royce also raised concern over the deteriorating situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, saying: “President Kabila’s blatant attempts to stay in power are stoking violence between armed groups, security forces and among ethnic groups.".

Source: House Committee on Foreign Affairs