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Over 200 children pulled from armed groups in DR Congo, UN says

5 February 2009
More than 220 children have been separated from armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) within the past week, the United Nations mission in the country, known as MONUC, said today, as the UN’s humanitarian chief embarked on a trip to the region.

Repatriation of former Rwandan Hutu fighters from DR Congo picks up, UN reports

4 February 2009
The United Nations has repatriated 335 former Rwandan Hutu fighters and their dependents from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the past month alone as part of an effort to end a source of conflict since the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
MONUSCO peacekeepers on patrol in the DRC

Facing shortfall, Ban appeals for more peacekeepers for DR Congo

3 February 2009
Member States have so far failed to provide nearly enough troops to reinforce the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since the Security Council called in November for 3,000 additional peacekeepers in the face of mounting violence in the east of the vast country.
Launch of armed groups disarmament campaign by DR of Congo government

UN mission in DR Congo urges Rwandan Hutu militia to disarm and return home

2 February 2009
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has extended an olive branch to the ethnic Rwandan Hutu militia involved in armed conflict in the east of the country, urging combatants to hand in their weapons and repatriate.