VOA NEWS: U.S. OFFICIAL SAYS U.N. PEACEKEEPERS IN CONGO NEED REINFORCEMENT
November 01, 2008
November 01, 2008
KIGALI, Rwanda, Nov. 1 -- The Voice of America issued the following story:
By Thomas Rippe
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs says UN peacekeepers in Congo need to be strengthened in order to fulfill their mission. She says the peacekeepers have the mandate to use force to pursue negative forces operating in the area but that they lack the strength to do so. Thomas Rippe reports for VOA from Kigali.
Frustration with the United Nations . . .
By Thomas Rippe
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs says UN peacekeepers in Congo need to be strengthened in order to fulfill their mission. She says the peacekeepers have the mandate to use force to pursue negative forces operating in the area but that they lack the strength to do so. Thomas Rippe reports for VOA from Kigali.
Frustration with the United Nations . . .