News | Ituri
| Ban Ki-moon calls for greater protection of civilians affected by conflict | |
UN News - November 13, 2007 | |
 | Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed that the protection of civilians in armed conflict must remain an absolute priority, noting that even though the number of hostilities around the world has decreased, millions of men, women and children continue to bear the brunt of war. |
| Army abuse compounds IDPs' lot in Ituri | |
IRIN - November 9, 2007 | |
 | The threat of violence from rebel remnants is preventing thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northeastern DRC returning home, while harassment by regular troops is adding to their woes, according to the UN. |
| UNDP: the DDR phase III in Ituri proved to be one of the most credible disarmament operations in DRC | |
MONUC - November 9, 2007 | |
 | The peace-building process in Ituri is on the right track. Following the disarmament and demobilization of ex-combatants, the process is now entering its final phase - the reintegration of ex-combatants. Gustavo Gonzalez, coordinator of the operation for UNDP, assesses the activities and their outcomes. |
| Sixteen Ituri warlords give up the fight | |
IRIN - November 6, 2007 | |
 | A senior DRC official has declared the war-ravaged northeastern region of Ituri free of armed groups after 16 senior commanders flew to Kinshasa to join the regular army. |
| Transfer of ex-combatants major step for peace in northeast DR Congo | |
UN News - November 5, 2007 | |
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has transferred 16 former commanders of Ituri armed groups to Kinshasa, calling it a major step in consolidating peace in the northeastern part of the | |
| Departure of leaders of Ituri armed groups to Kinshasa | |
MONUC - November 3, 2007 | |
 | Eighteen months of intense negotiations with the de facto leaders of the three remaining Ituri Armed Groups (IAGs) reached a climax level on 2 November 2007 when a MONUC special flight carrying 16 disarmed top leadership of IAGs departed Bunia at exactly 13:00 hours for Kinshasa. |
| Demobilise child soldiers, free minors held by military courts, says MONUC | |
IRIN - November 2, 2007 | |
 | "We believe there are almost 200 minors still present in various FARDC [regular army] brigades currently deployed in North Kivu," MONUC spokesman Kemal Saiki told reporters on 31 October. |
| Bush Meets DRC President Kabila at White House | |
VOA News - October 26, 2007 | |
 | U.S. President George Bush and Congolese President Joseph Kabila met at the White House Friday to talk about economic development and efforts to re-establish security in eastern Congo. |
| Bush To Congratulate Kabila Personally on Congo's Elections | |
US Department of State - USINFO - October 24, 2007 | |
 | President Bush's October 26 meeting with President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will provide an opportunity to underscore U.S. support for the DRC's "remarkable progress" since Kabila assumed office in 2001, including the country's historic 2006 elections, a State Department official said. |
| International Court takes second ex-rebel commander into custody over war crimes | |
IRIN - October 18, 2007 | |
 | A former rebel commander accused of committing atrocities in the Ituri district of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been flown to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague as part of continuing efforts by the tribunal to tackle the culture of impunity in the volatile country. |
