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MONUSCO peacekeepers on patrol in the DRC

Ban proposes drawdown of 2,000 UN peacekeepers from DR Congo by end of June

5 April 2010
Despite continued violence and human rights abuses by both rebels and the army, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has made sufficient progress over much of its vast territory for the 20,000-strong United Nations peacekeeping force to withdraw up to 2,000 troops by June.
Women and children find shelter in a village in the Republic of Congo after fleeing Equateur Province, DRC

UN peacekeeper, contractors killed by insurgents in north-western DR Congo

5 April 2010
A United Nations peacekeeper and two contractors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were shot dead by insurgents who attacked the capital of Equateur province, Mbandaka, yesterday, first striking at the governor’s mansion and national assembly before temporarily occupying the airport.

DR Congo: UN helps women fight under-representation in government

1 April 2010
The United Nations is boosting the efforts of women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to overcome decades of low female participation in politics and achieve their rightful role in governing the vast African country and rebuilding it after years of civil war.