Vivian van de Perre
Vivian van de Perre is a senior official with the United Nations peacekeeping force in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, who recently highlighted the horrific violence against female inmates during a prison fire amid the chaos caused by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, reporting that hundreds of women were raped and burned to death.
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Vivian van de Perre is the acting head of the UN mission in the DRC, arriving in Goma to support ceasefire preparations.
Angola proposes new DR Congo ceasefire
Kenya· 2026-02-12
Vivian van de Perre is the deputy chief of the peacekeeping mission who condemned the attacks on civilians.
More than 40 killed in rebel attack in northeast DR CongoKenya· 2025-07-28
Vivian van de Perre is the deputy head of the UN mission in the DRC who reported on the recovery of bodies in Goma.
RDC : après Goma, Bukavu tombe dans l’escarcelle des rebelles du M23
France· 2025-02-14
Vivian van de Perre, the deputy head of Monusco, reported on the atrocities committed during the conflict in eastern DRC.
Who are the M23 rebels and why is there fighting in eastern DRC? | Democratic Republic of the Congo
United Kingdom· 2025-02-14Vivian van de Perre is the deputy head of the UN peacekeeping force based in Goma.
Hundreds of women raped and burned to death after Goma prison set on fire | Democratic Republic of the CongoUnited Kingdom· 2025-02-08