KINSHASA, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- The UN mission in the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will deploy a new force in days to come in
the troubled west African country in support of the government army to contain
conflicts, the head of the mission announced on Friday.
Alan Doss, head of the UN peacekeeping mission known
as MONUC, made the announcement during his stay in the eastern town of Goma, the
provincial capital of |North Kivu. He said the force will be deployed at the
initiative of the member countries of the UN Security Council.
Doss, who was accompanied by U.S. Assistant Secretary
of State Jendayi Frazer and ambassadors of several member countries of the UN
Security Council, said he and his delegation were in Goma to evaluate the
humanitarian situation.
MONUC "will provide its support so that the
cease-fire is respected," Doss said, adding that the Nairobi Declaration and the
Amani Program remain the only means of rule to ease the situation in the east of
the DRC. The two documents were signed respectively in November 2007 and April
2008 as a roadmap to peace in the restive east of the country.
The rebel National Congress for People's Defense
launched an offensive in Noth Kivu several days ago, approaching Goma before
announcing a unilateral cease-fire amid international pressure.
Top UN officials appeal for civilians'
safety in DR Congo
UNITED
NATIONS, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Top UN officials on Friday voiced deep concern over
the plight of the huge number of civilians caught up in the deadly fighting in
eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and appealed to all sides to ensure
their safety. Full story
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A boy stands outside the
refugee camps near Goma, the provincial capital of the eastern province of
North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct.
31, 2008. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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UN: About 45,000 Congolese flee
displacement camp
NAIROBI Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The UN refugee agency said
that as many as 45,000 Congolese people have fled camps for internally displaced
persons (IDPs) on Wednesday and streamed into a nearby provincial capital. Full story
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An UN armoured vehicle outside the UN
headquarters in Goma, the provincial capital of the eastern province of
North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 31, 2008. (Xinhua/AFP
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DR Congo flare-up drives 30,000 people into camps near
Goma
KINSHASA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC) is driving 30,000 people into refugee camps near Goma, the provincial
capital of the country's eastern province of North Kivu, the UN High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday. Full story
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Refugees flee with their belongings from
the city of Kibati to Goma October 29, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters
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Oxfam raises alarm about DR Congo's
escalating fighting
NAIROBI, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The international aid agency
Oxfam said on Wednesday that the fresh fighting in eastern part of the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has displaced tens of thousands more
people from their homes. Full story
Agencies : Rebels in DR Congo declares unilateral
cease-fire
KINSHASA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The rebels in the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DR Congo) declared on Wednesday a unilateral cease-fire as
they threatened to take over a strategic city in the country, reports from
agencies said. Full story
