UN News Service (New York)
9 December 2008
United Nations-backed talks between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a main rebel militia kicked off today, in a bid to end the upsurge in the fighting which has uprooted an additional 250,000 people in country's far east.
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UN News Service (New York)
10 December 2008
The United Nations envoy tasked with helping to resolve the conflict that has engulfed the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has expressed satisfaction at progress made in talks between the country's Government and a leading rebel group, but noted that some issues must be resolved to ensure success.
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United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
10 December 2008
The security situation has improved in Masisi territory, but remains fragile in Kiwanja-Ishasa, despite the retreat of the "Congrès National pour la Défense du Peuple" (CNDP) troops from Kiwanja-Ishasa, according to the MONUC military spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Jean Paul Dietrich, at the weekly MONUC press conference of 10 December 2008.
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United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
10 December 2008
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern over the security of displaced civilian populations in the troubled eastern North Kivu province, as the humanitarian crisis deepens.
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