[RED DEMOCRATICA] Security Council: UN intervention force can focus on other DR Congo armed groups

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Pillay: Accountability is crucial to countering war crimes against women, girls Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   November 7, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Security Council: UN intervention force can focus on other DR Congo armed groups The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday gave its approval for the UN intervention force in the Democratic Republic of Congo to move against other armed groups, envoys say. These groups include the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, Mai-Mai militias and the Allied Democratic Forces-National Army for the Liberation of Uganda. 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