642 results found for: monuc
| Congo Government Asks U.N. for MONUC Pullout Plan | |
Congo News Agency - November 30, 2009 | |
 | The desire of the Congolese government is to receive a disengagement plan for MONUC by June 30, 2010, because we believe, and it’s a fact, that since the beginning of this year, there has been a marked improvement in the security situation in the East. |
| Ban Ki-moon deplores attack on UN helicopter in DR Congo | |
UN News - November 27, 2009 | |
 | Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the shooting attack on a United Nations helicopter on Thursday in Dongo in western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that left three peacekeepers, a civilian pilot and one member of the Congolese national police wounded. |
| UN report: Vast International Network Helping Rwandan Hutu Rebels in Eastern Congo | |
Congo News Agency - November 27, 2009 | |
 | A report by a group of experts, mandated by the United Nations Security Council to investigate on the situation in eastern Congo, has found that a vast international network that spans more than 25 countries is helping the Rwandan Hutu rebels of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) continue their atrocities in the region. |
| Activists say UN policy must change in DR Congo | |
BBC News - November 25, 2009 | |
 | Rights activists have urged the UN to change its policy in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a leaked report said the rebellion there was worsening. Human Rights Watch called for a greater effort to tackle a global crime network backing the ethnic Hutu rebels. |
| MONUC welcomes the arrest of two FDLR leaders by Germany | |
MONUC - November 19, 2009 | |
 | The United Nations Organization Mission in DR Congo (MONUC) today welcomed reports of the arrest by German Federal Police of two FDLR leaders currently residing in the country namely Ignace Murwanashyaka and Straton Musoni on Tuesday on suspicion of carrying out crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). |
| Goma: MONUC's hospital provides essential support to the mission and the FARDC | |
MONUC - November 18, 2009 | |
 | The MONUC Indian Level 3 Hospital in Goma, is a modern state of the art facility that treats MONUC staff and FARDC casualties, assists medical NGOs and treats the local population. Since its inception in March 2005, hospital staff have worked in a professional, systematic and diligent manner, giving the hospital the reputation of a premier healthcare facility. |
| Human Rights Watch Chalks New Allegations Against Congo, Rwanda Troops | |
Congo News Agency - November 3, 2009 | |
 | Four days after Congo Government spokesman Lambert Mende lambasted Human Rights Watch about what he called “exaggerated” allegations on the situation in eastern Congo and the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) military operation (Kimia II) against the Rwandan Hutu militia (FDLR), the NGO responded with new allegations against the FARDC and their Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) allies in another operation (Umoja Wetu) against the FDLR earlier this year. |
| UN mission in DR Congo confirms improvement of situation | |
Xinhua - November 3, 2009 | |
 | The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) has confirmed the improvement of the situation in the conflict-stricken central African country, especially in its unstable east. |
| DR Congo in better situation but still in aftermath of insecurity | |
Xinhua - November 2, 2009 | |
 | The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has entered into a decisive phase in the process of reconstruction and democratization, but the government still has much to do to get rid of insecurity. In a recent press release, Congolese Defense Minister Charles Muando Nsimba announced the operation initiated by the armed forces FARDC and the UN mission MONUC to combat Rwandan rebels and other insurgents were on the right track with positive results. |
| Government Spokesman Blasts Human Rights Watch, NGOs, on Eastern Congo Reports | |
Congo News Agency - November 1, 2009 | |
 | During a press conference on Thursday in Kinshasa, Government spokesman Lambert Mende blasted what he called an “avalanche of corrosive reports being poured lately” by NGOs about the situation in eastern Congo. “Those who are always telling others what to do, as if they know the Democratic Republic of Congo better than the Congolese themselves”, are suffering from “the illusion of immediate knowledge” that usually affects “amateur ethnologists”, he said. |
