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Thursday, January 13, 2005 - 02:00
Categories: 
Conflict & emergencies [2]
Issue Number: 
189 [3]
Article-Summary: 

The security situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo poses serious challenges for planned June elections, a UN report warns. The report from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says rebel groups from Rwanda are still operating in the area. The UN's humanitarian chief Jan Egeland said on Thursday that about 1,000 people are dying every day in DR Congo.

Category: 
Human Security [4]
Oldurl: 
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/conflict/26369 [5]
Country: 
Democratic Republic of Congo [6]

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