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| Top UN humanitarian official condemns new 'terror and upheaval' | |
UN News - April 30, 2009 | |
 | The top United Nations humanitarian official today condemned a resurgence of violence against civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid a series of offensives against a Rwandan militia group. |
| UNICEF: Grave violations of children's rights during armed conflicts must end | |
Xinhua - April 30, 2009 | |
 | The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday joined the call of UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon for an end to the recruitment and sexual exploitation of children by armed groups in theaters of conflict. |
| UN chief demands justice in name of child soldiers and victims of sexual abuse | |
Xinhua - April 30, 2009 | |
 | The recruitment and sexual exploitation of children by armed groups in conflict zones is a threat to international peace and security, and violators must be brought to justice, UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon told an open Security Council debate here on Wednesday. |
| Congo ex-rebel 'working with UN' | |
BBC News - April 29, 2009 | |
 | The BBC has seen documents alleging that a former rebel leader indicted for war crimes is playing a leading role in a mission involving the UN in DR Congo. The documents appear to prove that Gen Bosco Ntaganda is taking an active part in the mission's chain of command, a BBC correspondent in the country says. |
| New Report to Detail Failed Military Operation Against Hutu Rebels | |
VOA News - April 29, 2009 | |
 | A new report expected to be released Wednesday describes the joint military operation of Congo and Rwanda to flush out Rwandan Hutu rebels from the Democratic Republic of Congo as a failure. The report says the Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda (FDLR) rebels are still attacking ordinary Congolese despite the offensive against them. |
| Surrenders of Rwandan rebels in eastern DR Congo ramp up, UN says | |
UN News - April 27, 2009 | |
 | The number of Rwandans laying down their arms and leaving militias that terrorize civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has multiplied four-fold on a monthly basis compared to last year, the United Nations reported today. |
| Return of Hutu Militias Sparks 100,000 New Displacements in Eastern Congo | |
VOA News - April 27, 2009 | |
 | A resumption of fighting in lands in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo previously claimed by rebel Hutu militias has added more than 100,000 newly displaced people to Congo's swollen itinerant rolls in the past two months. |
| North-Kivu: over 100,000 uprooted in latest wave of rebel attacks, says UN | |
UN News - April 22, 2009 | |
 | Rebel attacks in recent weeks have forced more than 100,000 people from their homes in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). |
| Ban calls for greater efforts to protect children in armed conflict in latest report | |
UN News - April 22, 2009 | |
 | Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the Security Council and judicial systems to step up action in the fight to end abuse of children in conflict zones around the world. In his latest report on the issue, the Secretary-General encourages national and international justice systems to take strong action ending impunity for crimes against children committed within their jurisdictions. |
| Celebrities Promote Humanitarian Causes | |
VOA News - April 20, 2009 | |
 | Movie stars, models and musicians can often command the media's attention when they promote charitable or environmental causes. Angelina Jolie, Bono, Leonardo Di Caprio are just some of the A-list celebrities lending their famous faces to humanitarian issues, third world debt and climate change. |
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