Eastern Congo needs to stabilize so humanitarian workers can try to minimize the suffering of hundreds of thousands of displaced people. Otherwise, thousands of people, mostly children, will surely die from preventable and treatable diseases.
BBC NEWS Africa UN agrees DR Congo troop increase:
"The United Nations Security Council has voted to send 3,000 more troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo following renewed fighting in the country's east.
The increase means the peacekeeping mission, Monuc, will have about 20,000 troops and police on the ground - the biggest UN force of its kind.
Clashes between the army and rebels led by Gen Laurent Nkunda have created a humanitarian crisis in the region.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
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