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Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, B. Lynn Pascoe

UN political chief urges swift resumption of talks on DPR Korea

12 February 2010
The top United Nations political official today wrapped up a visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), saying he told officials from the North Asian nation that international talks on denuclearization must be resumed “without preconditions or delay.”
Child Soldier - (File Photo)

Girls less likely than boys to be freed from DR Congo’s ranks of child soldiers – UN

12 February 2010
Despite efforts to end the use of child soldiers in the war-torn east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), youngsters are still being recruited within the ranks of both the rebels and the national army, with girls at particular risk of becoming sex slaves and less likely to be released, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said.
The Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, South Kivu is one of the few referral centres for sexually violated women

More than 8,000 women raped last year by fighters in eastern DR Congo – UN

8 February 2010
The number of women raped in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where sexual violence committed by warring factions has become endemic, topped 8,000 last year, according to fresh estimates released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Conflict, chronic poverty and high food prices threaten children’s well-being in the eastern DRC

DR Congo: UN sounds alarm over armed attacks against camps for displaced

5 February 2010
The emergency relief wing of the United Nations voiced deep concern today over the dire humanitarian situation and safety of more than 1 million people forced to flee their homes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a result of violent conflict in the region.
LRA fighters
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Ugandan rebels kill 100 civilians in north-eastern DR Congo, UN reports

1 February 2010
Some 100 people were slaughtered by a notorious Uganda rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last month, the United Nations humanitarian arm has said.