UN Calls for Immediate End to Congo Fighting
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The United Nations called on Monday  for an immediate cease-fire in eastern Congo as fighting  between rival army factions flared for a third day.
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The United Nations said yesterday it will send peacekeepers to separate warring Congo army factions, warning that the UN troops will repulse any attempt to cross the new buffer zone.
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GOMA, Congo  - United Nations peacekeepers in  helicopters and armored troop carriers headed for the frontline  in eastern Congo on Tuesday to stop renegade soldiers advancing  further after more than a week of fighting.
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The U.N. human rights chief on Wednesday urged the Security Council to immediately refer abuses in Darfur to the International Criminal Court, while Kofi Annan called for "urgent action" to end the violence in the vast region in western Sudan.
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Congolese forces used excessive force in fierce street battles in Kinshasa last March during which around 300 people were killed, including civilians, a United Nations human rights investigation concluded on Friday.
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The United Nations called on Monday for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo as fighting between rival army factions flared for a third day.
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SUDAN said yesterday it would immediately and unconditionally cease hostilities in its remote Darfur region, and asked the United Nations and African Union to request that rebel forces do the same.
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BUKAVU, Congo  - The United Nations said it will send troops to separate warring Congo army factions, warning the UN force will repulse any attempt to cross the new buffer zone.
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GOMA, Congo  - Thousands of civilians fled renewed fighting between Tutsi-dominated rebels, army troops and pro-government militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, the U.N. peacekeeping mission said.
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Congolese forces used excessive force in  fierce street battles in Kinshasa last March during which  around 300 people were killed, including civilians, a United  Nations human rights investigation concluded on Friday.
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Fighting in eastern DR Congo may impede elections planned for June, a United Nations report warns.
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GENEVA  - UNICEF said Tuesday that it was providing urgently needed aid for 50,000 people caught up in an upsurge in fighting in Congo.
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United Nations peacekeepers in helicopters and armored troop carriers headed for the frontline in eastern Congo on Tuesday to stop renegade soldiers advancing further after more than a week of fighting.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for urgent action Thursday to stop attacks on civilians in western Sudan, saying the government has failed to rein in militias.
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The recent escalation in fighting between warring factions in eastern Congo appears to be abating as a result of the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers and strong political messages from the international community, a senior U.N. official said.
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called for help to stop killings in Darfur.
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The United Nations has warned the government in Sudan to end the violence happening in the African country. There has been loads of fighting in the western region of Darfur where more than a million people have fled their homes and thousands are dying.