Peace and security in the mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is still a distant prospect despite a ceasefire that took effect Sunday between M23 rebels and government forces.
Two and a half years of fierce fighting between factions has displaced an estimated 5.7 million people across the provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri.UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said he hoped the move would help to bring about a"de-escalation of tensions between the DRC and Rwanda ", and to enable the safe return ofBut given previous truces have never lasted more than a few weeks, observers say clashes are likely to continue.
About six million people have been killed by fighting in the region since 1996, making it one of the deadliest conflicts in global history.found that between 3,000 to 4,000 Rwandan soldiers were fighting alongside the M23 rebels in North Kivu, with Kigali exercising"de facto" control over the group's operations.
The UN has warned of alarming levels of violence against civilians, and particularly against women and girls. "We are witnessing in the DRC one of the most severe, complex and neglected humanitarian crises of our times," Bintou Keita, head of the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DRC . To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material,, representing a diversity of positions on every topic.
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