On 29 April 2008, the Carter Centre human rights house in Kinshasa organised an exchange forum between Mr. Steven Kenoyer, political attaché for the United States embassy in the DRC, and representatives of Congolese civil society and human rights organisations. During the forum, Mr. Kenoyer explained the role of the US in the defense of human rights and the development of democracy in the DRC.

'We contribute to national NGOs and we think that civil society has a very important role in the reinforcement

L'Ambassade des Etats-Unis en RDC a organisé, le 29 avril 2008 dans la Maison des droits de l'Homme du Centre Carter à Kinshasa, un forum d'échange avec des représentants d'organisations de la société civile de défense des droits de l'Homme en RDC. Lors de cet échange, l'Attaché politique de l'Ambassade américaine en RDC, Steven Kenoyer, a expliqué le rôle des Etats-Unis en matière de droits de l'Homme en RDC.

«Nous contribuons au financement des ONG nationales. Nous pensons que la société civile a un rôle très important

SC/9316

Security Council
5881st Meeting (AM & PM)

Some 50 Speakers Examine Means of Intensifying Fight against Illicit Trade

With up to 875 million small arms and light weapons in circulation worldwide and responsible for over half a million deaths each year, the Security Council today examined the means of intensifying the fight against their illegal proliferation, being told that the threat to international peace and security posed by the uncontrolled trade cannot be overemphasized.

- Le Secrétaire général des Nations Unies a lancé un appel pour une couverture universelle contre le paludisme d'ici 2010.

- La méningite soupçonnée de tuer la population dans le district du Sankuru.

- Les partenaires humanitaires opérant dans la province de l'Equateur se mobilisent en prévision des élections législatives partielles du 11 mai à Befale.

CONTEXTE

Journée mondiale de la lutte contre le paludisme, célébrée le 24 avril

Instituée le 25 avril de chaque année, la journée africaine de lutte contre le paludisme est devenue mondiale

1. Repatriation and reintegration of Burundian refugees.

2. Assistance and protection of 32,710 refugees, including 20,373 Congolese living in Gihinga (Mwaro), Gasorwe (Muyinga), and Musasa (Ngozi) refugee camps, and 229 Rwandans living in Giharo (Rutana) refugee camp. UNHCR Burundi provides protection and some assistance to as many as 12,087 urban refugees and asylum seekers, of which approximately 99 % are Congolese (DRC).

Reporting Period: 01 April 2008 - 30 April 2008

Activities & Outputs Summary:

- Search and clearance of a total of 499 m2 of land through a combination of hand, electronic, and visual techniques

- Removal and destruction of a total of 1,474 hazardous items by the HMA teams, including 89 items of UXO, 1,384 items of small arms ammunition, and 1 anti-tank mine

- Destruction of 434 weapons and 6,116 hazardous items by the SALW teams, including 2 MANPADS, 1 anti-personnel mine, 19 anti-tank mines, and 6,094 items of ammunition

- 96 Dangerous Areas identified

- World cereal production in 2008 is forecast to increase 2.6 percent to a record 2 164 million tonnes. The bulk of the increase is expected to be in wheat following significant expansion in plantings in major producing countries. Coarse grains output is tentatively forecast to remain around the bumper level of last year. Rice production is foreseen to increase slightly reflecting production incentives in several Asian countries. However, much will depend on climatic conditions in the coming months.

- Should the expected growth in 2008

Carried out by Anne Capelle and Chris Lang Independent Consultants.

Executive Summary

1. Background

The purpose of this evaluation was to define the future course of the United Nations Mine Action Co-ordination Centre in terms of what it does and how it executes its tasks. It is an opportune time to undertake such an evaluation as in the past year the number of challenges that have faced the UNMACC and the DRC in general

Election de tous les dangers, dirait-on, que cette législative partielle qui se déroulera le 11 mai 2008 à Befalé (600 Kms de Mbandaka) dans le Territoire éponyme! Non pas par le nombre de candidats en lice - sept, dont trois indépendants, 1 PPRD, 1 MLC, 1 PDC et 1 RCDN -, mais bien par le climat de tension qui règne dans cette bourgade de quelque... habitants.

Invalidée en 2006 pour cause d'irrégularités, les quelque 52.000 électeurs enregistrés à Befalé sont rappelés aux urnes une deuxième fois pour élire leur représentant à l'Assemblée nationale.