News Focus: DR of Congo
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Ugandan rebels murder, rape, mutilate, displace thousands in DR Congo, Sudan – UN
DR Congo: UN forces, army adopt new directives with civilian protection at core
More than 80,000 people driven out by clashes in north-west DR Congo – UN agency
DR Congo: UN has suspended cooperation with army units accused of rights abuses
Efforts to thwart rebels in eastern DR Congo a mixed bag, says Ban
Joint Statement of the Heads of the State of the African Great Lakes Region - Nairobi summit, 7 November 2008
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“The military option alone cannot resolve the question of the armed groups in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s report to Security Council, June 2009
