152 results found for: refugees
| Congo: Consolidating the Peace | |
International Crisis Group - July 5, 2007 | |
Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo were a milestone in the peace process but much remains to be done to consolidate the gains. A return to full-scale war is unlikely but violence in Bas-Congo and Kinshasa in early 2007 with over 400 people killed and renewed threats of war in the Kivus show the country's fragility. | |
| NGO suspends operations amid increased displacement in the east | |
IRIN - June 28, 2007 | |
 | Violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has forced non-governmental organisations to limit operations in some areas in North and South Kivu, officials said, even as more people are displaced. |
| Conflict causes state of permanent displacement | |
IRIN - June 13, 2007 | |
 | Intermittent clashes and frequent attacks on civilians by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have created a state of permanent displacement in the volatile central African country, an official of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said. |
| Angolan refugees back home soon | |
Government of Angola - June 4, 2007 | |
 | Luanda - Over 2,000 Angolan refugees that are currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo Brazaville will be repatriated soon under implementation of Memorandum of Understanding for peace in Cabinda. |
| Dozens killed in army operation against Rwandan rebels | |
IRIN - May 4, 2007 | |
 | Dozens of Rwandan rebels have been killed in heavy fighting with government troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) eastern North Kivu province since Wednesday, a senior military officer said. |
| Civilians fleeing fighting in east forced into makeshift camps | |
IRIN - April 25, 2007 | |
 | Civilians fleeing fighting between Congolese government troops and rebel militias in North Kivu Province have been forced to shelter in makeshift camps 100km from Goma town, aid workers said. |
| African Great Lakes Armies Leaders to Battle Rebel Groups | |
VOA News - April 19, 2007 | |
 | The army chiefs of Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda have agreed to jointly take military action against rebel groups operating in the area. |
| Army Should Stop Use of Child Soldiers | |
Human Rights Watch - April 19, 2007 | |
| The Congolese government should immediately stop former rebel warlords now commissioned as national army officers from recruiting and using child soldiers in army brigades deployed in North Kivu province, Human Rights Watch said today. |
| Replace war spirit with reconciliation, urges EU | |
IRIN - March 28, 2007 | |
 | The recent violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was irresponsible and should be replaced with a spirit of reconciliation and inclusiveness to ensure stability in the fragile country, said European Union envoys. |
| More than 20 UN personnel killed in 2006 | |
UN News Centre - January 3, 2007 | |
 | Fatal attacks against United Nations personnel last year claimed the lives of at least 22 peacekeepers and civilian staff, mostly in southern Lebanon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Haiti, Sudan, and Afghanistan, the world body's staff union said today, as it called for greater effort to bring those responsible to justice |
