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Indian Formed Police Unit-2 honored with the UN Peace Medal in Goma

Goma, 15 May 2013 - The 135 strong Indian Formed Police Unit-2 (FPU) was honored with the United Nations Peacekeeping medal in appreciation for their service in Goma. The Medal Parade held at the FPU camp in Goma on 15 May 2013, was attended by the Deputy Police Commissioner of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Jacques Desilets, as well as other senior MONUSCO officials and high ranking National Congolese Police (PNC) authorities. The Indian FPU has been serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo since November 2005.

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The African Union asserts its presence in DR Congo

Goma, 14 May 2013 – A delegation of 15 ambassadors, members of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, arrived on official mission in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on 13 May 2013. The delegation came to enquire about the security situation and the imminent deployment of the new Intervention Brigade in North Kivu province.

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84 judiciary police officers trained in Bunia to fight sexual violence

Bunia, 12 May 2013 – Eighty-four police officers, including two women, underwent five weeks of training in the Ituri district, province Orientale, on gender-based sexual violence.

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Tanzanian troops arrive in eastern DR Congo as part of UN intervention brigade

10 May 2013 – A contingent of Tanzanian soldiers arrived in the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today as part of the intervention brigade authorized by the United Nations to help neutralize armed groups in this volatile part of the country.

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Over a hundred women and girls raped in the Kivu in November 2012

Kinshasa, 8 May 2013 – In a report published Wednesday, 8 May, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) revealed gross violations of international humanitarian and human rights committed in November 2012 during the clashes between the National Armed Forces (FARDC) and the M23 rebels, leading to the capture of Goma by the latter. The report further suggests similar violations perpetrated during the same period as FARDC soldiers were fleeing towards South Kivu province.