The majority of the UN troops in Congo (officially known MONUC) are deployed to the trouble Eastern Congo. However, life have not returned to normal for millions of internally displaced persons (IDPs). Many of them live in overcrowded camps packed beyond safe capacity.
The rebel militias in Eastern Congo have not been disarmed. Neither have all parties signed the January 2008 peace agreement.
Lots of work is unfinished. As a minimum, the UN needs to 'Stay the Course'.
UN Security Council on 6-nation African trip to promote peace in Darfur, Somalia and Congo - International Herald Tribune.
NAIROBI, Kenya: The U.N. Security Council arrives Sunday night in Nairobi at the start of a six-country trip across Africa to promote peace in Darfur, Somalia and eastern Congo, and to try to prevent a new civil war between Sudan's government and southern rebels.
During their nine days on the continent, council diplomats will meet many of the key players in African hotspots and talk to some of the millions of people displaced by fighting in eastern Congo and by the five-year conflict in Darfur that has spilled into neighboring Chad.
The U.N.'s most powerful body, which is responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security, will also be in Congo encouraging its fragile democracy as the country heads toward next year's local elections, and in Ivory Coast, which recently emerged from civil war and holds presidential elections on Nov. 30.
The council's tour includes stops in Kenya, Djibouti, Sudan, Chad, Congo and Ivory Coast.
PRAYER:
Dear Heavenly Father, guide the UN as they make policies and deploy resources to bring about peace. AMEN.
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