Efforts to bring peace to eastern DR Congo must be hastened UN report

United Nations Efforts to bring peace to eastern DR Congo must be hastened UN report MONUC backs DRC campaign to disarm national and foreign armed groups (file photo) 9 July 2008 - Steps towards bringing peace to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and bolstering lawful Government bodies must gather speed, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wrote in his latest report on the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country, known as MONUC. The resolution of the crisis in the Kivus and the development of legitimate Government institutions are critical benchmarks for the gradual MONUC drawdown, Mr. Ban said. The steady, albeit slow, progress unfolding in this regard is encouraging but should be accelerated. He noted that both the National and Provincial Assemblies are operating despite contending with a serious... [read full story]