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MONUC Peacekeepers provide security at IDP camp in Kibati, North Kivu

DR Congo: UN attack helicopters ready to respond after rebel ceasefire violation

17 November 2008
United Nations attack helicopters have mounted reconnaissance flights and “are poised to respond to any and all eventualities” in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after rebel forces violated a ceasefire and seized a number of localities in some of the worst fighting in more than a week.
A young boy rests on the floor inside his family's makeshift shelter in Kibati

UN delivering humanitarian aid as ceasefire holds in eastern DR Congo

14 November 2008
Although the overall situation in the volatile North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is tense and unpredictable, no major ceasefire violations or attacks on civilians and property have been reported, the United Nations reported today.
Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the DRC, Leila Zerrougui, on a visit to Kiwanja

UN reports second day of relative calm in strife-torn eastern DR Congo

13 November 2008
The strife-torn eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has remained relatively calm over the past two days apart from two skirmishes between Government troops and the PARECO/Mayi Mayi militia, the United Nations reported today.
Some 250,000 new IDPs are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in the east

Fighting lessens in DR Congo but humanitarian situation remains worrying – UN

12 November 2008
Fighting appears to have abated in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) but tension continues and the humanitarian situation remains very worrying, with 250,000 newly displaced people in urgent need of aid, United Nations officials said today.
Displaced people on the grounds of a school in the Rutshuru area, North Kivu province

DR Congo killings 'constitute war crimes', says UN official

8 November 2008
The recent killing of civilians by armed militia in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) “constitute war crimes”, the top United Nations official to the country said today, while welcoming the outcome of yesterday's high-level meeting, aimed at ending the crisis.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at Nairobi summit

UN-backed summit urges ceasefire in DR Congo, access for aid workers

7 November 2008
African leaders meeting at a United Nations-backed summit in Nairobi have urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the establishment of a humanitarian corridor to ensure that the hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the recent crisis can get the assistance they need.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon

Ban to attend high-level summit aimed at ending DR Congo crisis

5 November 2008
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is leaving today for Nairobi to attend a United Nations-backed summit aimed at ending the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where fighting continues for a second straight day despite a recent ceasefire and aid agencies are trying to assist hundreds of thousands of displaced people.