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UN peacekeepers clear area of militia members in eastern DR of Congo

28 June 2005
United Nations peacekeeping troops undertook a successful cordon-and-search operation in the Ituri district of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) yesterday, two days after the transit sites for ex-combatants were closed down, and cleared the designated area of militia members, the UN mission said today.

Annan welcomes peaceful start to voter registration in DR of Congo

22 June 2005
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the peaceful start of voter registration this week in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) capital, Kinshasa, paving the way for elections in the vast African country for the first time in four decades after years of civil war.

UN helps dozens of refugees return home to DR of Congo after decades in Angola

20 June 2005
Reversing the usual refugee flow, the United Nations refugee agency has repatriated more than 40 people to their homes in the western Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after they had lived in Angola for nearly 30 years.

Insecurity threatens DR of Congo electoral process – UN mission

16 June 2005
The United Nations peacekeeping mission has deplored "gangsterism" in the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as well as the presence of illicit arms supplies in the troubled eastern region of the Great Lakes country, both of which could have a negative impact on the electoral process.

UN peacekeeper killed, two others injured in DR of Congo – UN mission

14 June 2005
An Indian peacekeeper was killed and two of his colleagues injured yesterday when they were caught in an exchange of fire between Government troops and a group of unidentified gunmen in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations mission there said today.

Vicious attacks on civilians force thousands to flee in eastern DR of Congo – UN

7 June 2005
Rampaging militiamen have staged a series of vicious attacks on scores of civilians in the past week, forcing more than 1,000 people to flee remote villages in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations said today.

UN peacekeeper succumbs to wounds after ambush in DR of Congo

3 June 2005
A Nepalese United Nations peacekeeper wounded yesterday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has died of his wounds, according to a UN spokesman.

UN human rights team comes under fire in north eastern DR of Congo

2 June 2005
A United Nations human rights team was fired on while investigating the reported rape and abduction of women in the troubled Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the UN mission in the country.

UN peacekeepers probe reports of attacks on Congolese civilians

25 May 2005
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said today that it is sending a team to investigate attacks on civilians by a renegade Rwandan militia group, the most recent one having taken 18 lives Monday night.

5 experts named to monitor UN arms embargo on DR of Congo

19 May 2005
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today named five experts to monitor the Security Council arms embargo against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with a mandate expiring at the end of July.