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UN: IN
DR CONGO, UN ENVOY STRESSES VALUE OF DISARMAMENT AND REINTEGRATION AFTER
CONFLICT:
13/6/2007 (MaximsNews.com,
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UNITED NATIONS - / www.MaximsNews.com@
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June 2007 –
The processes of disarmament,
demobilization and reintegration are essential if countries emerging from
conflict are going to make a successful and lasting transition to peace and
stability, the senior United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of the
Congo (DRC) told a conference today.
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William Lacy
Swing, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative to the DRC and the
head of the UN peacekeeping mission to the country (MONUC), told the
conference – held in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa – that Sierra Leone
and Mozambique offered useful examples of disarmament, demobilization and
reintegration (DDR) programmes.
African countries
emerging from war would also benefit from sharing their experiences of DDR
programmes with those countries that have already gone through those
processes, he said.
Mr. Swing added
that “we must do all in our power to control conflicts that are tearing
the continent apart and we must exploit all African mechanisms in the
promotion of peace and security.”
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With the
help of MONUC and others, the DRC is trying to rebuild its economic and social
infrastructure after a six-year civil war ending in 2003 that cost 4 million
lives due to fighting, hunger and disease. Landmark presidential and
parliamentary elections were held last year, but the country continues to be
plagued by violence and instability.
The
three-day DDR conference, which started yesterday, includes representatives from
MONUC, UN agencies, 20 African nations and the international community. The
meeting is expected to focus on several issues, including security sector
reform, women and children associated with armed groups and traditional forms of
justice.
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