UN NEWS: NEW PEACE FRAMEWORK FOR THE CONGO

UN NEWS: NEW PEACE FRAMEWORK FOR THE CONGO

In what is a promising step forward for the war-torn nation, a new peace framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was announced this week. The UN-backed accord, signed by 11 African countries, aims to bring the violence that has plagued the DRC for decades to an end.  With an enhanced level of co-operation from its neighbors and growing support for the deployment of a new UN peace enforcement unit, the renewed effort brings hope that the DRC will finally achieve lasting peace.

Highlights from the high-level meeting for the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region can be found at:

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=44211&Cr=Democratic&Cr1=Congo#.USvoiWe8A8U