The Bangladeshi contingent will take over from the Pakistani troops stationed in Kpandroma which is tasked to redeploy in South Kivu.

Altogether, Bangladesh will contribute an infantry battalion of 850 troops, an engineering company of 175 elements and a Formed Police Unit of 200 members.

«The arrival of the additional forces will help MONUC to better respond to the ever changing situation on the ground, to better protect civilians, to assist the FARDC, or to stabilize the areas that have been regained from armed groups. The pace of Blue Helmets deployment will accelerate, » said the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the DRC, Alan Doss.

The following countries have to date announced their intention to contribute troops and equipment to give MONUC the additional resources it is seeking: Bangladesh, Belgium, Egypt, Jordan, Tanzania and Uruguay. So far MONUC has received from Belgium one out of the two C-130 aircrafts it has requested. The UN is looking for the contribution of 16 military helicopters needed by MONUC to ensure its mobility and provide reactivity of its Force.

1. • Russia gets involved in the reform of the Congolese Armed Forces (January 26, 2010)
2. • UN agency assisting thousands uprooted by insecurity in eastern DR Congo (January 26, 2010)
3. • Peacekeepers Plan Operation Amani Leo with FARDC in North Kivu (January 19, 2010)
4. • DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi to hold meeting of chiefs of general staff (January 18, 2010)
5. • MONUC outlines cooperation with FARDC in Operation Amani Leo (January 7, 2010)
6. • UN helping to monitor volcanic eruption in eastern DR Congo (January 4, 2010)
7. • DR Congo launches 'Amani Leo' military operation (January 2, 2010)
8. • Alan Doss: Human Rights Watch attack on MONUC 'shortsighted' (December 28, 2009)
9. • Blue helmets protect thousands daily, says top UN envoy (December 28, 2009)
10. • UN opens website detailing zero tolerance policy on sexual abuse by peacekeepers (December 24, 2009)
11. • UN extends peacekeeping mission in the DRC (December 23, 2009)
12. • Ugandan rebels murder, rape, mutilate, displace thousands in DR Congo, Sudan - UN (December 21, 2009)
13. • DR Congo military says more FDLR rebels killed in North Kivu province (December 18, 2009)
14. • UN forces, army adopt new directives with civilian protection at core (December 16, 2009)
15. • Human Rights Watch Calls on FDLR Rebels in Eastern Congo to Investigate Themselves (December 15, 2009)
16. • Congo army reports 1,200 FDLR rebels killed since February (December 10, 2009)
17. • Thirtieth report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on MONUC (December 9, 2009)
18. • Efforts to thwart rebels in eastern DR Congo a mixed bag, says Ban Ki-moon (December 8, 2009)
19. • Final report of the UN Group of Experts on the DRC released (December 7, 2009)
20. • Global minerals, arms smuggling networks fuel DR Congo conflict - UN report (December 7, 2009)
21. • UN Security Council renews arms embargo and sanctions in DR Congo (November 30, 2009)
22. • Congo Government Asks U.N. for MONUC Pullout Plan (November 30, 2009)
23. • Ban Ki-moon deplores attack on UN helicopter in DR Congo (November 27, 2009)
24. • UN report: Vast International Network Helping Rwandan Hutu Rebels in Eastern Congo (November 27, 2009)
25. • Global Witness urges governments to act on findings of UN experts' report on DRC (November 26, 2009)
26. • Activists say UN policy must change in DR Congo (November 25, 2009)
27. • Amnesty International: more prosecutions should follow for war crimes in the Kivus (November 19, 2009)
28. • MONUC welcomes the arrest of two FDLR leaders by Germany (November 19, 2009)
29. • Goma: MONUC's hospital provides essential support to the mission and the FARDC (November 18, 2009)
30. • Germany arrests top Rwanda rebels (November 17, 2009)

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