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DR Congo: UN welcomes surrender of commander of Rwandan armed group

23 May 2008
A high-level commander of an armed Rwandan group has laid down his arms and voluntarily returned to his own country, the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported today.

Dozens feared dead after boat sinks near DR Congo, UN mission says

23 May 2008
Dozens of people remain missing four days after an overloaded passenger boat sank during a storm over Lake Tanganyika in central Africa and rescuers do not expect to find any more survivors, the United Nations mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) reports.
Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

UN officials deplore death sentences in case of murdered Congolese journalist

22 May 2008
The United Nations’ top human rights official and its Special Envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today condemned the sentencing to death of three civilians by a Congolese military tribunal in connection with the murder of journalist Serge Maheshe last year.
Ross Mountain, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (second from left)

DR Congo: UN submits report on February violence in far west to authorities

21 May 2008
The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) said today that it has sent a report on the February 2008 violence in the Bas-Congo province to the Congolese authorities.