UN mission says rights repression must stop | |
UN News Centre - July 27, 2006 | |
Affirming that security forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been routinely abusing journalists and other civilians since the start of its election campaign, the United Nations mission in the country (MONUC) calls for a guarantee of free speech and an end to impunity in a report released today. | |
UN agency helps thousands of IDPs return home | |
IRIN - May 23, 2005 | |
Some 1,600 internally displaced people (IDPs) began their journey home on Thursday along the mighty River Congo, from Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, to the provinces of Equateur and Orientale, according to a UN official. | |
Disarmament begins in Ituri, targeting 4,000 rebels | |
IRIN - March 22, 2005 | |
Some 550 former combatants surrendered their arms on Sunday and Monday in the northeastern district of Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in a disarmament effort targeting 4,000 militiamen, the largest number so far. | |
Sixth disarmament centre opens in Ituri - UNDP | |
IRIN - February 23, 2005 | |
Another disarmament transit centre has opened in Bunia, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where at least 3,300 ex-combatants have been disarmed, demobilised and prepared for reintegration into the national army, according to the UN Development Programme (UNDP). | |