Wednesday, November 5, 2008

The UN urges end to the conflict in the Congo


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7698882.stm



BBC writes:

The United Nations Security Council has condemned fighting by Congolese rebels, calling on the governments of DR Congo and Rwanda to work to defuse tensions.

An emergency session of the council expressed concern over the humanitarian consequences of the fighting.

Earlier UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for an immediate end to the fighting, which he said was creating a "humanitarian catastrophe".

Thousands of people have been fleeing a recent upsurge in fighting in the east.

Earlier, the Tutsi rebel leader whose forces are threatening the city of Goma declared a ceasefire and urged others to do the same.


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1 comment:

clnmike said...

I swear the UN is worthless.

How did they not see this coming and how did they let it get this far?