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UN reviews its mission's mandate in Congo after mass rapes
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 06 - 10 - 2010


The UN peacekeeping mission's policies and
operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo are under review
following the fighting and mass rapes there, dpa quoted UN Secretary General Ban
Ki-moon as saying Wednesday.
Ban welcomed the arrest of a rebel leader implicated in the rape
of over 300 women in eastern Congo in July.
The arrest of Lieutenant Colonel Mayele, leader of the Mai Mai
Cheka rebel group, by the UN and Congolese government troops was
announced Tuesday by Margot Wallstrom, the UN special envoy for women
and armed conflict.
"The UN mission is reviewing its policies and operations in the
aftermath of recent fighting and the rape of unprotected civilians,"
Ban said in a news conference in New York. "This was a clear tragedy,
and we must find ways to do better."
Ban called for the arrest and prosecution in national and
international courts of those involved in the mass rapes.
He said the UN is reviewing its intervention in Congo, insisting
that the organization should be realistic in Africa's largest nation.
"Bluntly put, the sheer geography is too large, the number of
peacekeepers too small, our resources too limited," he said. "That
said, despite these constraints, we are taking steps" to protect the
civilian population.
"We are improving our civilian alert system," he said. "We will
make increasing use of the tools available to us in potential areas
of trouble. For example, we will do more random 'spot' patrolling."
The UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) was severely
criticized for its inability to stop the rape spree that went
undetected for four days in July in the Walikale area of North Kivu
province. UN peacekeepers were stationed about 20 kilometres from the
crime scene and apparently were unaware of the rapes for days.
Ban urged the international community to engage with Congolese
society "on cultural and political issues that contribute to this
horrific pattern of abuse."
"Helping those who are targets of sexual violence must be a larger
part of our efforts," he said.
Wallstrom said Tuesday while visiting Congo that UN and government
troops captured Mayele during a sweep of the area in North Kivu.
"This is very good news for the people of the Democratic Republic
of Congo," Wallstrom said. "It is a victory for justice, especially
for the many women who have suffered rapes and other forms of sexual
violence."
The UN had reported that over 300 women were raped in the area by
rebel groups including armed troops of the Mai Mai Cheka, the
Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), and men under
Colonel Emmanuel Nsengiyumva, an army deserter who became a rebel
leader.


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