FDLR rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are largely coordinated from officials in western Europe. FDLR rebels are accused of carrying out atrocities inside the DRC. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos Ban Deplores Attack On UN Helicopter In DR Congo Sunday, 29 November 2009, 2:44 pm Press Release: United Nations New York, Nov 27 2009 8:10PM Secretary-General...
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned Friday the shooting attack on a UN helicopter on Thursday in western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The attack injured three peacekeepers, a civilian pilot and one member of the Congolese national police on board the helicopter. "The secretary-general calls on the government of the DRC to ensure that the perpetrators of the attack...
Despite continuing bloodshed and fear, things could be worse IN CONGO’S wild eastern provinces of North and South Kivu, hundreds of civilians have been hacked to death this year by Congo’s army, says Human Rights Watch, a New York-based lobby. Many more have been raped, beaten or robbed by other armed groups. Swathes of eastern Congo remain lawless. The United Nations reckons that in a...
Compared with the energy and awareness surrounding the genocide in Darfur, the crisis in Congo is often known as the "forgotten conflict" -- despite the fact that over five million people have been killed since the war began 1998. After a brief flurry of headlines last year, the crisis has received little media attention. Meanwhile, the situation in Congo has only grown worse, especially...
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This study examines the creation, interpretation, and implementation of mandates for United Nations peacekeeping missions to protect civilians. Commissioned jointly by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) as an independent study, its overarching objective is to produce analysis and recommendations to enhance the ability...
Indian United Nations peacekeepers conduct a night foot patrol in Goma in eastern Congo, February 15, 2009. Photograph by: Finbarr O'Reilly /Reuters, REUTERS U.N. Mulls Exit Strategy For Congo Troops: Diplomats -- Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is quietly preparing an exit strategy for its troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the biggest U.N. peacekeeping mission in the...
The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has pledged no more suspensions of logistical support after putting on halt the backing to a Congolese army unit for involvement in civilian killing. "It will not be a good sign to increase logistical support suspensions from MONUC to FARDC," the commandant of the Force of UN mission in Congo (MONUC), general Babacar Gaye, declared...
New information has emerged that a clandestine partnership of sharing intelligence existed between the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) and FDLR rebels even deeper than earlier thought.
Peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of the Congo face strong criticism for backing government offensive against rebels The UN head of peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of the Congo today rejected accusations that the organisation is complicit in war crimes Congolese troops allegedly committed in an offensive against rebel groups. Alan Doss, the head of the mission in Congo (Monuc), said such...
A Guest Beneblog by Vijaya Tripathi, Vijaya.T at Benetech.org In my job as outreach coordinator for Martus , Benetech’s free and open source information management technology, I teach human rights workers in many countries how to secure their data. I have just completed two 2-day trainings of human rights NGOs in the Democratic Republic of Congo. During my visit, I also had an opportunity to...
Reports that the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC), has facilitated two doctors to be airlifted into the volatile Eastern DRC, to treat a senior official of the terrorist group, Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), are a cause for great concern.
Allegations that some sections of the UN mission in the DRC (MONUC) were conniving with insurgents of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) have been handled in a very familiar fashion by the UN body.
Two doctors facilitated by some officials of the UN mission in DR Congo (MONUC) have entered Congo jungles to treat ailing FDLR commander Maj. Gen. Sylvestre Mudacumura, The New Times has learnt
Indian peacekeepers deployed in UN Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) for peacekeeping in that nation came under attack on Wednesday night in the increasing violence between Congolese government forces and rebels in North Kivu, a region where the situation has deteriorated over the past several days. readmore
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