ISS Seminar: MONUC's Perspective on Developments in the Eastern DRC

Date: 2009-02-20 to Invalid date

Hosted by the African Security Analysis Programme

The arrest of General Nkunda in January 2009 in the context of a new joint DRC-Rwanda military operation against the FDLR has opened new opportunities for peace in the eastern DRC. These new developments occurred without consulting the UN Mission in Congo (MONUC), however, and the UN was subsequently criticised for failing to execute its mandate, particularly with regard to the protection of civilians in imminent danger. Recently MONUC has put in place several operations to stabilise situations generally inflamed by various warring parties. The aim of the seminar is to present MONUC’s view of the accelerating developments in the eastern DRC and to listen to opinions from representatives of Congolese civil society.

Presenter: Mr Mujahid ALAM, Head of Office, MONUC, Pretoria

Respondent: Michel Noureddine KASSA Initiative pour un Leadership Cohésif en RDC ILCC - Kinshasa - RDC

Date: Friday 20 February 2009

Time: 09h30 (tea and coffee)
10h00 (seminar starts)
12h00 (seminar ends)

Venue: ISS Conference Room Block C, Brooklyn Court 361 Veale Street New Muckleneuk, Tshwane (Pretoria)
(Parking in Brooklyn Mall and ABSA court)

RSVP: Ms Maria Maluleke, Tel: (012) 346 9500; Fax: (012) 460 0997/8; E-mail: [email protected]

Please note that discussions occur under Chatham House rules, i.e. no attribution without specific permission.

Seminar Documentation