Uvira 12 December 2008 (caritasdev.cd): Caritas Uvira began the resettlement of 2000 families who had flown the conflict in eastern Congo and taken refuge beyond the border. They have returned from Tanzania and Mozambique. These families are native of Sebele, Katanga, Baraka, Mboko and Sange localities. They received agricultural items, cassava cuttings health, farm equipment, and seed protecting implements. This assistance has been provided by Caritas France and the Deutscher Caritasverband (Caritas Germany).

Two Congolese bishops are visiting the UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday to call on the international community to stop the “silent genocide” taking place in the east of their country. Bishop Fridolin Ambongo of Bokungu-Ikela and Bishop Fulgence Muteba of Kilwa-Kasenga want the UN to strengthen its peacekeeping forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They say the 17,000 force is not enough to stop atrocities from  taking place.