Friday, May 24, 2013
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| UN, US Pressure Mounts Against FDLR Rebels in Eastern DRC | |
VOA News - June 17, 2008 | |
 | The United States is re-emphasizing a reward program of up to $5 million per person to get information about 13 Rwandan genocide suspects still believed to be in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This comes as the U.N. peacekeeping mission says it is trying to be more forceful in pushing the Rwandan fighters out of Congo. |
| MONUC report on the Bas Congo violence in February/March 2008 | |
MONUC - June 14, 2008 | |
 | A multidisciplinary team led by the United Nations Office for Human Rights was deployed in Bas Congo province from 17 -28 March 2008, to inquire into the violent incidents that took place between the Congolese National Police (PNC) and Bundu Dia Kongo* (BDK) members in Bas Congo, in February and March 2008. |
| Bandundu: UN brings aid to Congolese deportees from Angola | |
MONUC - June 12, 2008 | |
 | At its weekly press conference of 11 June 2008, MONUC said that it was facilitating the transport of a UN multi-agency team to the territory of Kasong-Lunda, Bandundu province, to bring much needed emergency kits and to evaluate the humanitarian and security situation of over 20,000 Congolsese deported from Angola. |
| International Criminal Court Delays Trial for Congolese War Lord | |
VOA News - June 11, 2008 | |
 | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has delayed the trial of former Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga, whose trial was scheduled to start this month. Media reports say the delay was due to concerns about evidence the prosecution refused to disclose to defense lawyers. |
| Secuirity Council Delegation Meets Congo President Kabila | |
VOA News - June 7, 2008 | |
 | The U.N. Security Council says Congo's president has a vision for his country that includes improving security through the disarming of rebel groups and holding talks with them to bring lasting peace to his country. Council members met with President Joseph Kabila in Congo Saturday at his presidential palace. |
| UNHCR Suspending Operations in Eastern DRC | |
VOA News - June 7, 2008 | |
 | The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says it is suspending operations in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo following a deadly attack by rebels on a makeshift camp in the Rutshuru area of North Kivu province. The raid on Kinyandoni camp left at least nine people dead and scores wounded. |
| UN looks to DR Congo withdrawal | |
BBC News - June 7, 2008 | |
 | A UN Security Council team has mooted eventually withdrawing peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo - the world's largest UN mission. The prospect was raised when diplomats on a tour of Africa's hotspots met Congolese President Joseph Kabila in his palace on the River Congo's banks. |
| UN Condemns Attack on DRC Refugee Camp | |
VOA News - June 5, 2008 | |
 | United Nations officials are blaming Rwandan rebels for a deadly attack on a refugee camp in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The officials say fighters from the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) killed nine people and wounded more than 20 when they opened fire Wednesday on the displaced persons' camp in Kinyandoni, North Kivu province. |
| Implementation of the Nairobi action plan underway | |
MONUC - May 30, 2008 | |
 | Since the launch of the implementation of the Nairobi Action plan, a series of measures have been implemented to put an end to the presence and illicit activities of the FDLR, the Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, and other foreign armed groups and rebels in eastern DRC. One of these is the Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, Reinsertion and Reintegration (DDRRR) process. |
| Hundreds Protest Arrest of Jean-Pierre Bemba in DRC | |
VOA News - May 27, 2008 | |
 | About 1,000 people have marched in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to protest the arrest of former rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba on war crimes charges. The demonstrators Tuesday blew whistles, carried posters and chanted "Free Bemba." |
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