(c) Comprehensive humanitarian programme in Eastern Congo.

3. Comprehensive humanitarian assistance programme in eastern Congo

This cell phone started its trajectory in an artisanal mine in the Eastern Congo.

Financial issues affecting peace and security in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

The volatile security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is a case in point.

(i) Identifying by name all armed groups currently operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

For most of the year, living in eastern Congo and in their countries of origin seemed equally precarious.

The central Government does not exercise any authority in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

With the decentralization of the Mission, an Eastern Division headquarters for MONUC has been created in Kisangani, to command and oversee tactical operations in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

concerned at the refusal of the armed groups operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to voluntarily disarm

(ii) Disarmament, using all necessary means, of all armed groups and militias in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Surely, the Security Council cannot allow the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to be a conservation area for rebels.

The security situation in the region, particularly in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, also remains extremely volatile.

Cross border movements of armed groups have been observed between Burundi and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

(b) The attacks on human rights defenders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, particularly in the eastern part of the country

The parties reaffirmed their commitment to ending the presence and activities of foreign armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Forty six new proposals totalling 479,000 were approved during March, 29 of which are for the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

8. In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNICEF has provided emergency health, nutrition, water and sanitation assistance to local affected populations.

In the year 2000, 80 percent of the world's coltan was sourced to the killing fields of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

(b) Rehabilitation UNHCR launched the Expanded Rehabilitation Programme in affected refugees areas of the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Gravely concerned at the deteriorating economic and social situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular in the eastern Congo, and at the effect of the continued fighting on the inhabitants of the country,

He mentioned the proposal of the Tripartite Plus One Joint Commission to strengthen the mandate of MONUC, allowing for the forcible disarmament of foreign armed groups operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, including FNL, which he noted continued to use the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as a rear base.

It welcomed the vigorous action taken by the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and MONUC to disarm the militias and improve security in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda had recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda were cooperating in action to put an end to the continued ethnic tensions in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In mid September, a group of LRA fighters crossed from the Sudan into the north eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Government of Uganda claims that 50 per cent of the population of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo depends on mining activities.

Accordingly, it operates only at the airport in Djili and exercises no authority in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

No special steps have been taken to strengthen surveillance at airports and airfields in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

List of companies operating in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that are not registered with the Ministry of Mines

The Committee strongly condemned the threats made by mutinous officers to renew hostilities in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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In the eastern Congo, everyone beginning with President Kabila now recognizes that the presence of armed groups is a burden, particularly on the Congolese people.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the transitional period is at a decisive stage, problems persist in the eastern part of the country.

Gravely concerned at the deteriorating economic, social and humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular in the eastern Congo, and at the effect of the continued fighting on the inhabitants of the country, especially women and children,

Gravely concerned at the deteriorating humanitarian, economic and social situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular in eastern Congo, and at the effect of the continued fighting on the inhabitants of the country, especially women and children,

18. UNICEF provided emergency food, water and health and sanitation services to locally affected populations in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

For most of the year, security in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in their country of origin seemed equally precarious.

(b) The killing of United Nations peacekeeping troops by militia groups in Ituri Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, in February 2005 and in June 2005

An arms embargo was imposed on the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo pursuant to Security Council resolution 1493 (2003) for an initial period of 12 months.

(b) The killing of United Nations peacekeeping troops by militia groups in Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, in February 2005 and in June 2005

Meanwhile, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees continued to help repatriate Rwandan refugees from the rainforest of the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

It also urged them to reinforce existing measures to prevent and deny the entry of arms into the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo through their respective territories.

The visit would also be before the scheduled referendum and after the issuance of the new ultimatum to the armed militias in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

UNICEF worked with its partners to apply these principles in countries where access to humanitarian assistance is problematic, among them Afghanistan, eastern Congo, southern Sudan and Sierra Leone.

20. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is covered by the ECA Subregional Development Centre for Eastern Africa based in Kigali (temporarily housed at ECA in Addis Ababa).