United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Monuc
17 November 2008
press release
On Sunday November 16, 2008, the forces of the Congrès National pour la Défense du Peuple (CNDP) launched attacks and have taken the control of the following localities: Km9 (1km south of Kabasha on the Rwindi-Kanyabanyonga road); Ndeko (11km southeast of Rwindi). Clashes were also announced in the late afternoon towards Rwindi. MONUC's attack helicopters undertook reconnaissance flights in this sector, and remain ready for all eventualities.
MONUC would like, once again, to recall that it's imperative that the ceasefire is respected by all; not only to give a chance to the political process which currently profits from important diplomatic support, international as well as regional, but also to avoid undue suffering for the civilian populations, who are always the first innocent victims of these confrontations.
MONUC will give its support to humanitarian organisations for the relocalization of displaced people from Kibati towards Mugungu III camp, far from the frontline, for their security and enhanced assistance.
MONUC also deployed a civilian team to Kiwanja to evaluate the situation and to facilitate communication between the population and MONUC troops.
In the field of the assistance the humanitarians continue to organise and reinforce their intervention capacities. Qalong with the World Food Programme, the UNHCR received food and non food products from its regional warehouse in Tanzania by air, and by road from Entebbe in Uganda. The distribution is being carried out in the six camps around Goma, but also in other North Kivu centres.
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This kind of talk and thinking is what has brought Congo to it's knees. Your comments demostrate the sort of arrogence that makes Congolese governement and it's institutions if any look like jokes. I wonder who is behind this sort of thinking? One may have to travel to Brussels and Paris to find out. Before making this loud and empty comments; take time to look at the your congolese governement institutions,none functions properly; corrupt is one word to describe them. With this in mind, Congolese would find it hard to understand what the word criminal means.
claude_rutsinzi, are you a Nkunda disciple? Are you a Congolese yourself? Based on what you are posting all over, I feel you are not a congolese but you want t
claude_rutsinzi, are you a Nkunda disciple? Are you a Congolese yourself? Based on what you are posting all over, I feel you are not a congolese but you want t
claude_rutsinzi, you must be a Nkunda disciple. Your reasoning suggest that you guys are not congolese but you want to inflict whatever you think you can to Congo.
You speak of Congolese people as if they are STUPIDS. Your comments suggest that congolese do not understand but Nkunda.
You refer to Congo current situation as being down to its knees. By who? You know the answer.
We want peace in Africa. As another fellow and TRUE african posted: enough with playing the victim game (minority tutsi). You guys can keep that excuse (of playing the victim) for SEEKING ASYLUM TO… [Read Full Text]
Like it or not,Congo has a legal elected government in place. Proper rules exist in the Congo constitution to punish the government in case of mismanagement. Fair elections should be held as well in other countries in Great Lake region. There should be no question about it in Brussels or Paris.If Congo as a nation owes anything to anybody, we the people of Congo,ought to know in the open and get ready to discuss or make the necessary arrangements to pay. We'll not tolerate, even on our knees,that any stooge dictates his own law to the whole nation regardless of… [Read Full Text]
As soon as we have a real Patriot as President, we will deport all Rwandans. They are all refugees....Tutsis or Hutus are both responsible for what is going on in Congo. To my REAL CONGOLESE, keep your heads up, we'll get through it. I know it's very hard...
The problem of D R Congo may bring about hell in Central Africa and leave xenophobic perception. The DR Congo Government gets to adamantly refuse to meet with the CRIMINALS who think that DR Congo is the bid to stake. Laurent Nkunda must get prosecuted in terms of their intentional crimes committed. MONUC gets to stay aside, in that is one of promoters of any crimes in DR CONGO.
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