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	UN Medals - MONUC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The main goals of the Mission are to monitor the implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement and to investigate violations of the ceasefire, to work with the parties to obtain the release of all prisoners of war and to supervise and verify the disengagement and redeployment of the parties' forces.
		MONUC medal was established on 2 May 2000.
		The dark blue in the middle of the yellow represents the Conge river.
	www.un.org /Depts/dpko/medals/monuc.htm (158 words)

	FOR THE RECORD 2001/UN
		MONUC logistic bases necessary to support the deployment of sector headquarters and guard units are already operational in Kinshasa and Goma and in Bangui in the Central African Republic.
		MONUC and UNICEF, together with ICRC and NGOs, are continuing to press for the full adherence by RCD-Goma to resolution 1341 (2001) concerning the ending of the recruitment, training and use of children in the war effort.
		MONUC is well aware of the enormous challenges that would accompany a potential third phase of operations and a number of steps have already been taken to examine the conditions under which an approach towards disarmament, demobilization, reintegration, repatriation or resettlement could be developed.
	www.hri.ca /fortherecord2001/documentation/security/s-2001-373.htm (10910 words)

	FOR THE RECORD 2003
		Visits by MONUC to the Ntokoro area in Uganda, and to Aru, Aruwara and Mahagi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo confirmed attacks by Ngiti and Lendu militia on Tchomia (30 May and 15 July); Kasenyi (11 June and 23 July); Nioka (10 June); and Ambe and its surroundings (6 and 7 July).
		MONUC is also facilitating the establishment of the local police in Ituri through training and assistance, as well as support for the institutions in the justice sector.
		While the presence of MONUC and its regular patrols and escorts have contributed to diffusing tensions and reassuring the local population and members of the transition, the Government is ultimately responsible for its own security and that of the city in general.
	www.hri.ca /fortherecord2003/documentation/security/s-2003-1098.htm (9234 words)

	UN protest over suspected arms smuggling in DR Congo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		MONUC sent a team of military observers to the military base in Kamina, in Sud Kivu Province, which borders Rwanda, after a plane crashed on takeoff there at the weekend.
		MONUC said its observers had been "prevented from approaching the site, which was guarded by soldiers armed with AK-47 rifles and a number of civilians".
		MONUC is monitoring a ceasefire that took effect in the DRC in April to end a regional war that broke out in 1998 when rebels backed by Rwanda and Uganda sought to overthrow the Kinshasa government.
	www.spacewar.com /2003/031105135815.51t0ilx0.html (398 words)

	MONUC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In July 2004 there were 10,531 UN soldiers under MONUC's command.
		MONUC's mandate has been extended to September 30, 2005.
		By May 2005, MONUC consisted of about 16,700 troops.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/MONUC (193 words)

	Democratic Republic of Congo: Ituri - How many more have to die ?
		MONUC was originally deployed to the DRC to monitor the implementation of a ceasefire accord signed in Lusaka, Zambia, in 1999.
		MONUC has played a facilitating role in the holding of peace talks between warring factions and in the distribution of humanitarian aid, it has conducted sporadic investigations into human rights abuses committed during the conflict and it has monitored and reported on many of the violations of the nominal ceasefire.
		MONUC must have been acutely aware of the inevitability of further ethnically-targeted slaughter if it failed to intervene, the fact that it did not demonstrates the ineffectiveness of this force and the lack of will within the United Nations Security Council to adequately address the human rights crisis in eastern DRC.
	www.amnestyusa.org /regions/africa/document.do?id=8342EE6ECA45BAC180256DAC004A5B75 (2685 words)

	Ethno-Net Database: Congo - Kinshasa
		A statement issued by MONUC on Monday reported that the 700 individuals - including women, children and the elderly - who opted to return to civilian life, were part of a larger group of about 2,000 fighters, the remainder of whom asked to be integrated into the national army.
		According to MONUC, those who wished to join the national army were transported to Camp Lwama, some seven kilometres from Kindu, while those who wished to return to civilian life were registered and photographed, after surrendering their weapons and military uniforms to the seventh military regional command.
		MONUC said that similar operations were planned for the near future, as there were "large numbers" of Mayi-Mayi forces who were already cantoned and awaiting either demobilisation, or integration into the national army.
	www.ethnonet-africa.org /data/rdc/rep1103.htm (8278 words)

	Chapter 6, MONUC Phase II, Progress and Revised Concept - Peacekeeping in the DRC, MONUC and the Road to Peace - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		However, MONUC felt that the commitment on all sides to redeployment was fairly firm, and that it was time to make the transition from verification to monitoring of adherence to deployment points, and the withdrawal of foreign forces.
		MONUC observers were monitoring the ongoing repatriation of Ugandan forces from Basakusu, Dongo, Lisala and Gbadolite in the DRC.
		MONUC is also to be strengthened during phase II with an integrated civil-military planning section to co-ordinate support for the demobilisation, disarmament, resettlement or repatriation of armed groups.
	www.iss.co.za /Pubs/Monographs/No66/Chap6.html (3536 words)

	MONUC in the DRC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Moreover, MONUC officials have until now depended on the good will and authorisation of the local authorities for their travel and actions within the provinces (whether actions of observing the cease-fire, the foreign military presence, the DDRRR or protecting populations in danger), which makes it the hostage of these authorities.
		MONUC is in contact with certain groups, but the RCD-APR offensives, particularly in the Lubero territory in Nord-Kivu and throughout the whole of Sud-Kivu have seriously disrupted the work of the DDRRR and have dispersed those who were already gathered and who had agreed to be involved.
		MONUC could not, in any case, play a role in disarming/demobilising armed Congolese groups unless the Rwandese troops had been effectively withdrawn, and the transitional government and unified national army were in place.
	www.recim.org /rec/MONUC240306ENG.htm (6474 words)

	MONUC: A Case for Peacekeeping Reform - Council on Foreign Relations
		But the problems of MONUC need to be put in context and must lead us to the right conclusions not the wrong ones.
		MONUC has more recently succeeded in bringing order to some parts of the eastern region, but not yet all.
		On the contrary, one of MONUC’s problems is that it is stretched thin over a vast country, nearly one-quarter the size of the United States, charged with protecting peoples in far out reaches of the country.
	www.cfr.org /publication.html?id=7881 (1551 words)

	Assistant Secretary Holmes Reviews Peacekeeping Operations
		MONUC’s mandate includes protecting civilians and humanitarian workers under imminent threat of physical violence, providing assistance during the transition period for the reform of security forces, disarming and demobilizing Congolese combatants, and contributing to the improvement of security conditions in which humanitarian assistance is provided.
		On October 24, Assistant Secretary Holmes met at MONUC Headquarters in Kinshasa with Ambassador William L. Swing, UN Special Representative of the Secretary General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), U.S. Ambassador to the DRC Roger A. Meece, and other U.S. Embassy and MONUC officials.
		He was briefed on MONUC’s efforts to support security sector reforms and elections in the DRC and later met with senior DRC officials responsible for election reform and disarmament.
	www.state.gov /p/io/rls/rm/2004/38498.htm (453 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| world news Babies killed in fresh DRC massacre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		MONUC "was not able to provide the security needed by aid workers and their offices," he said.
		Another MONUC staff member who had gone to Nyakasunza church on Saturday told AFP that he had seen more than 10 corpses there, including those of two priests.
		Despite claims to the contrary from officials within and outside MONUC, the force, according to its own website www.monuc.org is mandated to protect civilians under imminent threat of physical violence, wherever possible.
	iafrica.com /news/worldnews/235663.htm (790 words)

	Background - Democratic Republic of Congo - 12-27-02
		UUSC joins Amnesty International in urging that the expansion of MONUC be used to protect human rights where they are most seriously at risk (see December 5 news posting here).
		In addition to permitting more personnel, the resolution shifts the emphasis of MONUC activity to the war-torn east and broadens its military capacity through the creation of a "forward force" available for deployment from two eastern cities.
		The current MONUC mandate permits its role in the voluntary disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of foreign military forces in the country, as well as monitoring foreign troops withdrawal from Congolese territory.
	www.uusc.org /news/congobg122702.html (568 words)

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		She added that the international community would consider it unacceptable and unjustified if any decision was made counter to previous decisions to restore peace in the country.
		"MONUC is surprised by this announcement [by Kagame to send in his soldiers into Congo] at a time when recent developments were in favour of a speedy repatriation of foreign armed groups on Congolese soil," Tome said.
		MONUC is continuing its patrols by air and by road in the area, and has deployed 2,500 and 500 soldiers, respectively, to the provinces of South Kivu and North Kivu.
	www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=44466 (570 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » DRC: UN Security Council must strengthen MONUC mandate to protect civilians
		In November 1999, MONUC's Phase I, called the Joint Military Commission (JMC), was deployed to the DRC in support of the Lusaka Peace Accords.
		MONUC does not have a mandate to stop any of the fighting occurring in the Congo.
		With the withdrawal of 20,000 soldiers of the Rwandan army, and as the 2,000 remaining soldiers of the Ugandan army withdraw from Ituri region, local rebel forces and militias have increased their hostile actions to gain power and territory, causing the situation in the Congo to deteriorate.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/014cd7001e1cd66f49256c71001e7767 (1034 words)

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		MONUC's current mandate in Phase II lists a potpourri of tasks including monitoring, maintaining liaison, working with parties, facilitating, cooperating, supervising and verifying.
		While it would appear that MONUC thus has the mandate to protect civilian personnel, in fact, the matter is open to interpretation.
		MONUC observers are frequently denied access to military installations, airports and other facilities.
	www.idpproject.org /Sites/idpSurvey.nsf/wViewCountries/410DD97BA77DA40DC1256C930035E475?OpenDocument (1335 words)

	Combatants Call for Greater UN Military Presence - Global Policy Forum - UN Security Council
		The current mandate for MONUC expires on 15 December and the Security Council will be considering how to proceed with UN involvement in the Lusaka process.
		President Laurent-Desire Kabila said on Wednesday that UN demands for totally free movement for MONUC military observers amounted to an invasion of the Congo's sovereignty, but that his government would do what was necessary for MONUC to deploy, Reuters reported.
		MONUC spokesman Amadou Toure said on Wednesday that Kabila had agreed at a summit meeting in Mozambique on Monday to drop a condition that MONUC observers deploying in the DRC must transit through the capital Kinshasa, Reuters added.
	www.globalpolicy.org /security/issues/congo/001130.htm (527 words)

	OHCHR - HR Component of UN Peace Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The mandate of MONUC was extended until 30 July 2004 by Security Council resolution 1501 of 26 August 2003.
		MONUC's mandate is defined by the Security Council's resolutions, specifically resolution 1291.
		MONUC has therefore taken the important step of developing an expert capacity for the investigation of human rights violations wherever they occur, through the establishment of United Nations multidisciplinary teams, including human rights and civilian experts, in coordination with OHCHR observers.
	www.unhchr.ch /html/menu2/5/rdc.htm (471 words)

	UN protests after rebels assault observers in DR Congo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The UN mission, known by its French acronym MONUC, said in a statement that a commander of the seventh brigade of the RCD/Goma splinter group of the rebel Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD), which controls the eastern third of the DRC, had ordered his troops to assault MONUC personnel in Kisangani.
		MONUC premises and, before the MONUC security guard could advise his supervisor, the rebel commander ordered his armed troops to force down the gate, and beat up the Moroccan (MONUC) guard who intervened," the statement said.
		Mihigo Kunda has said the incident was the result of a misunderstanding between his guards and the Moroccan MONUC soldiers, but the United Nations has rejected explanations offered by the RCD, including one that the rebels had mistaken the MONUC guards for Congolese.
	www.namibian.com.na /2002/june/africa/0269AA221A.html (381 words)

	Democratic Republic of Congo: Civilians at Risk During Disarmament Operations : Disarming Rwandan Armed Groups
		In one incident in South Kivu a MONUC team was blocked by the RCD-Goma from getting to a site where Rwandan armed combatants had been gathered for demobilization.
		MONUC does not have the capacity or the responsibility to provide materials needed by FARDC, nor does it have enough troops to provide peacekeepers to accompany all FARDC operations.
		As a partner in the command-and-control of the Walungu operation, MONUC officers also share in responsibility for the conduct of the troops in the joint operation.
	www.hrw.org /backgrounder/africa/drc1204/3.htm (1476 words)

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		The Council mandated MONUC to deploy and maintain a presence in key areas of potential volatility "to promote the re-establishment of confidence, discourage violence and allow United Nations personnel to operate freely, particularly in the eastern part of the country".
		The Council directed MONUC to ensure the protection of civilians and humanitarian personnel, who come under imminent threat of physical violence, and to seize or collect arms and other weapons, whose presence in the country violated a weapons ban the council had earlier imposed on eastern Congo.
		To support the transitional government established on 30 June 2003 in the capital, Kinshasa, the Council directed MONUC to contribute to arrangements for the security of institutions and the protection of officials during the transition until an integrated police unit for Kinshasa was in place.
	www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=43471&SelectRegion=Great_Lakes&SelectCountry=DRC (794 words)

	AxisofLogic/ Africa
		At the start of this year, the gender adviser to Monuc in Kinshasa contacted UN headquarters in New York requesting that the Moroccan troops in Kinsangani were not sent to Bunia because of allegations of extreme sexual abuse.
		An investigation was launched by Monuc in Kinshasa in 2003 but was dropped because of a lack of evidence and support for the investigation from the military contingent commanders.
		The situation is further complicated by the fact that most Monuc soldiers are only on six-month postings and, because of the shortness of their stay, are unlikely to ever face a military investigation.
	www.axisoflogic.com /cgi-bin/exec/view.pl?archive=64&num=10108 (1654 words)

	U.N. Observers Confirm Rwandan Pullout; More
		The U.N. Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) announced yesterday that all troops operating under Rwanda's current regime have withdrawn from the country, ending over four years of activity in the troubled central African country.
		In a statement released in the D.R.C. capital, Kinshasa, MONUC said the last batch of 1,152 Rwandan soldiers Saturday crossed the border from Goma, D.R.C., to Gisenyi, Rwanda, completing a withdrawal process that began last month.
		MONUC observers who witnessed the withdrawal said they counted 20,941 Rwandan soldiers leaving the D.R.C. MONUC said about 2,819 Rwandan troops are still unaccounted for, but Rwandan authorities said the troops were on leave, assignment or training at the time of the withdrawal (MONUC release, Oct. 7).
	www.unwire.org /unwire/20021008/29484_story.asp (428 words)

	Khaleej Times Online
		MONUC soldiers fired into the air or into the ground.
		Whereas the French force -- whose mandate expired September 1 -- excluded rebel bodyguards in their compounds from a no-guns rule, MONUC has extended the ban to include all weapons in Bunia, except those in the hands of the blue helmets.
		When MONUC searched the UPC’s headquarters on Monday, it confiscated 15 rifles, a grenade, six landmines and a variety of ammunition, according to Salmeron.
	www.khaleejtimes.com /DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2003/September/theworld_September453.xml§ion=theworld (553 words)

	Amy Smythe, Gender Advisor in MONUC on 1325
		The second was to work with the Congolese population and society to bring the realities of the conflict as they especially affect women, to the attention of decision makers in the peace process and the Transition.
		The Unit, together with other components of the Mission, has facilitated the implementation of MONUC’s mandate through activities such as: training and research, communication and dissemination of gender sensitive information, outreach to the Congolese population, capacity building for women leaders, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation of women’s participation in the peace and transition processes.
		Their behavior is therefore not only used to judge MONUC in many instances but becomes the yardstick emulated by the population and government.
	www.peacewomen.org /un/SCOpenDebate2003/Smythe2003.html (2128 words)

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