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UN peacekeepers in Kinshasa (file photo)

In DR Congo, UN takes part in joint patrols as capital remains calm but tense

24 August 2006
Joint patrols involving United Nations troops are on the streets in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today, aiming to ensure that a UN-brokered truce between supporters of both presidential candidates holds in the wake of fighting that erupted after provisional election results were announced on Sunday.

Annan calls for an end to violence in DR Congo; urges all forces off the capital’s streets

23 August 2006
Repeating his earlier calls for an end to the fighting that erupted in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after Sunday’s provisional election results, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has also called for all opposing forces to withdraw from the streets of Kinshasa.

Annan calls on both sides in the DR Congo to meet after violence erupts in Kinshasa

22 August 2006
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, working to defuse tension in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has been in touch by telephone with the two leading candidates in the country’s landmark presidential elections, calling on them to meet and demanding an end to the violence, the world body said today.
Nana Effah-Apenteng

Security Council expresses serious concern about violent clashes in the DR Congo

22 August 2006
Expressing serious concern about clashes that have taken place in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since presidential election results were released on Sunday, the Security Council today called for an end to the violence and expressed its hope that the two leading candidates in the polls would meet to resolve their differences peacefully.

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.