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Annan urges all parties in the DR Congo to abide by the electoral law; respect poll results

21 August 2006
Welcoming the weekend announcement of provisional election results from last month’s landmark polls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged all Congolese parties to abide by the electoral law and to “accept and respect” the final results of the elections.
UN peacekeepers in Kinshasa

Imminent release of election results in DR Congo puts UN peacekeepers on high alert

18 August 2006
United Nations troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are on high alert this weekend, as provisional results from last month’s historic elections are set to be released in the next two days.
MONUC chief William Swing

Hate messages in DR Congo media targeting ‘white people’ spark UN concerns

17 August 2006
The top United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has expressed concern about hate messages in the local media, which are inciting Congolese to target and take revenge on “white people and foreigners,” a spokesman for the world body said today.

UN investigates allegations of child prostitution involving peacekeepers in DR Congo

17 August 2006
The United Nations is investigating a suspected child prostitution ring involving its peacekeepers and Government soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN mission in the vast African nation said today, as it re-emphasized the world body’s zero tolerance policy against all forms of sexual exploitation.

DR Congo vote count on schedule, says UN mission there

14 August 2006
The counting of the ballots from last month’s historic elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is ahead of schedule, and results of the presidential race should be available in less than a week, according to the UN Mission in that country (MONUC), which is advising the Congolese people to disregard media speculation on the outcome.
William Lacy Swing

DR Congo: UN envoy reminds voters to pay attention to results of parliamentary polls

10 August 2006
The senior United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today called on the Congolese to focus on the results of the recent parliamentary polls there as much as they are on the election to be president of the vast and impoverished African country.
Security Council President Nana Effah-Apenteng

Security Council calls for calm during vote count as it hails elections in DR of Congo

3 August 2006
Saluting the citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for their participation in historic, largely peaceful elections on Sunday, the Security Council today appealed to them to maintain the “same spirit of civic responsibility” while they await the results.

In DR Congo, senior UN official warns against premature results of historic elections

2 August 2006
The senior United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) voiced concern today that some candidates and local media outlets are violating the country’s election laws by publishing preliminary results of Sunday’s historic polls.
The elections in DR Congo

Annan’s Special Representative calls for calm during vote count in DR Congo

1 August 2006
Two days after the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) held its first free and fair elections in 45 years, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative to that country, William Lacy Swing, called on Congolese to remain calm and patient during the ballot counting process.