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Voluntary disarmament continues in DR Congo as run-off election preparations speed up

11 September 2006
Another 34 militia members have surrendered themselves and their weapons over the past week in the strife-torn Ituri district in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the United Nations mission in the vast Central African country.

Provisional parliamentary election results unveiled in DR Congo – UN mission

8 September 2006
Electoral authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced the provisional results of the vast African country’s historic parliamentary elections in July, the United Nations mission to the country reported today.

UN humanitarian chief promises justice for victims of sexual violence in DR Congo

7 September 2006
After meeting today with sexual violence victims in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland pledged to fight “the culture of impunity that has too long held sway in this country.”
Jan Egeland

DR Congo: UN humanitarian chief tours displaced camp and meets with disarmed rebels

6 September 2006
The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator spent the second day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and a demobilization site in the southern province of Katanga.

DR Congo: UN humanitarian affairs chief calls for an end to culture of impunity

5 September 2006
The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator today called for end to the “culture of impunity” in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where he just arrived on the first stop of an eight-day trip to three central African nations.