KINSHASA, 15 October 2008: The use of force alone will not bring about a solution to the problems in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the head of the United Nations peacekeeping force there said Wednesday, as clashes continue between government troops and rebels in North Kivu.
Alan Doss told a news conference in the capital, Kinshasa, that the solution lies in implementing the proposed disengagement plan which includes three phases – an immediate ceasefire and separation of forces, disarmament and demobilization, and the return to civilian life.
The plan also foresees a redeployment of the national armed forces (FARDC) to garrisons and the gradual deployment of the National Police.
– Only in this way can we hope to put an end to the armed conflict, reduce significantly violence against women and children, and facilitate the return of hundreds of thousands of displaced people to their homes, said Mr. Doss, who is the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for DRC as well as head of the UN mission, known by its French acronym MONUC.
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