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| Precarious humanitarian situation in North Kivu | |
Monuc - December 13, 2006 | |
 | At the weekly MONUC press conference this Wednesday December 13 2006, MONUC stated that the humanitarian situation in North Kivu remains 'precarious', as there are over 500,000 people internally displaced people (IDP's), representing half of the total number of IDP's in the DRC. |
| U.S. Congress passes Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief, Security, and Democracy Promotion Act of 2006 | |
U.S. Congress - December 9, 2006 | |
 | A bill to promote relief, security, and democracy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| Close to 6,000 militiamen to surrender their weapons in Ituri | |
Monuc - November 30, 2006 | |
 | On Thursday November 29, the last three Ituri armed groups signed a "comprehensive agreement for peace in Ituri", with the government, by which they agreed to surrender their weapons and to enter the process of DDR -Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration. |
| UN says it will support Congolese troops enforcing Kinshasa ultimatum if needed | |
UN News - November 25, 2006 | |
 | United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will support the Congolese army if needed in enforcing a 48-hour security ultimatum in the capital to remove forces loyal to the losing candidate in last month's presidential elections, the top UN envoy to the strife-torn country has said. |
| Three mass graves discovered in Ituri | |
IRIN - November 24, 2006 | |
 | Investigations have begun into three mass graves containing 30 corpses in a military camp in the northeastern Congolese district of Ituri, UN spokesman Kemal Saiki said Friday. |
| W.Swing: The transfer of Bemba's troops has already started | |
Monuc - November 24, 2006 | |
 | At the farewell ceremony on November 23 2006 for the Uruguayan contingent that are now finishing their nine month tour in the DRC, William Swing, the UN Special Representative in the DRC, spoke on the current political situation in the DRC. |
| A MONUC blue helmet hero in Kinshasa | |
Monuc - November 20, 2006 | |
 | During the confrontations of November 11, 2006, in front of the residence of vice-president J.P. Bemba, the Uruguayan corporal Correa of MONUC, showed courage and devotion while saving the life of a woman and her four children. |
| Bemba rejects poll results | |
IRIN - November 17, 2006 | |
 | Jean-Pierre Bemba, challenger to President Joseph Kabila, has rejected the provisional results of the run-off presidential poll announced by the Democratic Republic of Congo's Independent Electoral Commission. |
| World Court Begins Hearings Against Alleged Congo Warlord | |
VOA News - November 9, 2006 | |
 | Judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague began hearing evidence for the first time, as prosecutors began laying out their case against a Congolese militia leader. Thomas Lubanga is accused of recruiting children to fight a brutal war in the northeast of the country. For VOA, Lauren Comiteau is following the confirmation proceedings and has more from Amsterdam. |
| Kabila Ahead in DRCongo Vote Amid Appeals for Calm | |
VOA News - November 5, 2006 | |
 | In the Democratic Republic of Congo, transitional President Joseph Kabila is in the lead in early vote-counting, but election officials insist this should not lead to any projections. Former African leaders have appealed to Mr. Kabila and his opponent, former rebel leader Jean Pierre Bemba, to avoid violence during and after the release of results from last week's presidential election. |
