Following the attacks of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels on civilian populations in many territories of Haut Uele district in northeastern DRC since 25 December last, the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) has declared that it is now taking steps to both protect and assist civilians in the area.
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Kinshasa, 30 December 2008 -- In the CNDP’s communiqué of 24 December 2008 and in a letter addressed by its leader Mr. Laurent Nkunda on 26 December last to Mr. Alan Doss, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the DR Congo, the CNDP protested what they described as the “redeployment of coalition troops” in the zones disengaged by the CNDP, situated in the vicinity of Goma airport.
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MONUC regrets to confirm that a soldier of the Ugandan People’s Defense Force (UPDF) was killed today at a forward operating base at Dungu when a MONUC soldier who was on duty accidently fired his machine gun, hitting the Ugandan soldier, who was passing in front of the MONUC soldier’s vehicle.
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Kinshasa December 26, 2008 -- MONUC is seriously concerned by reliable information from sources according to which troops of the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) fleeing the offensive of the FARDC, UPDF and the South Sudan army coalition on 25-26 December committed exactions and serious human rights violations against the civilian population in Faradje territory, 120km east of Dungu in Orientale province. According to these sources, at least 15 people were found dead in the town of Faradje, where property was looted and destroyed.
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Kinshasa 24 December 2008: In the last few days, MONUC has received information concerning allegations of bad conduct, exploitation and sexual abuse by Blue Helmets in North Kivu. Information received at this stage is incomplete and not corroborated.
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Kinshasa 24 décembre 2008 --Depuis quelques jours, la MONUC a reçu des informations concernant des allégations de mauvaise conduite dont l’exploitation et les abus sexuels par les casques bleus au Nord Kivu. Les informations reçues à ce jour sont incomplètes et non corroborées à ce stade.
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Kinshasa, December 23rd 2008 - MONUC continues to closely monitor the security situation in North Kivu and is increasingly concerned about clear evidence of a CNDP build up along key axes in the province. MONUC is conducting additional patrols along the axes of Rwindi-Kanyabayonga-Nyanzale, and Rumangabo-Kilimanyoka-Kibati. MONUC bases in Masisi territory also remain on high alert.
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Kinshasa December 21, 2008 - The Special Representative of the Secretary General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr. Alan Doss, was in contact with the Special Envoy of the Secretary General for the Great Lakes region, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in connection with the meeting which ended yesterday in Nairobi within the framework of the dialogue between the representatives of the DRC Government and the Congrès National pour la Défense du Peuple (CNDP).
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Kinshasa 25 November 2008: Under the cover “of pacification and police operations,” the CNDP launched new military operations on the Kiwanja-Ishasa axis, worsening the humanitarian and security situation in North Kivu. These operations are recognised by the CNDP itself, in an official statement which it diffused today.
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The Secretary-General is extremely concerned by the further deterioration in the security situation in North Kivu, and in particular developments in Rumangabo and in Goma and its impact on civilians. He condemns the deliberate attacks on MONUC peacekeepers by forces of the Congrès National pour la Défense du Peuple. He denounces the continued hostilities between CNDP forces and those of the Defence forces of the Democratic Republic, in violation of the ceasefire.
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