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Ituri chief from DRC

DR Congo: UN peacekeepers meet with traditional chiefs in volatile east

5 May 2006
The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) has launched a series of meetings with traditional chiefs to strengthen its relationship with communities in the militia-ridden Ituri District, where security remains precarious and humanitarian access has been severely reduced in recent weeks.

UN humanitarian office shores up presence in DR Congo’s Katanga province

4 May 2006
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has opened a Field Coordination Unit in the troubled Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) saying the area is in the “throes of a silent humanitarian crisis.”
MONUC spokesman Kemal Saiki briefs the press

DR Congo: UN denounces human rights violations in Katanga

3 May 2006
Military personnel from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as well as members of Mai-Mai groups are systematically committing human rights violations against scores of civilians in the Katanga province of the vast, war-torn country, the United Nations Mission there (MONUC) said today.