Fierce fighting between government forces and M23 rebels in the DRC has led to a horrific humanitarian crisis, with thousands of people killed and more than a half million people displaced in the most recent round of fighting, alone.

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European Parliament, COMECE president issue calls for EU action on DRC crisis

PARIS - The European Parliament urged the European Union on Thursday to freeze direct budget support for Rwanda until it breaks links with Tutsi-led M23 rebels and allows humanitarian access to areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo where they advanced.

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European Parliament seeks freeze on EU aid to Rwanda over Congo conflict

European Union lawmakers called for a halt to financial assistance for Rwanda because of its support for the M23 rebel insurgency in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.

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The sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must be respected, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, confirmed on Saturday after the rebel movement M23 entered Bukavu, a large city in eastern Congo, on Friday evening.

De soevereiniteit en territoriale integriteit van de Democratische Republiek Congo (DRC) moet gerespecteerd worden. Dat bevestigde de secretaris-generaal van de Verenigde Naties, Antonio Guterres, zaterdag nadat rebellenbeweging M23 vrijdagavond Bukavu is binnengetrokken, een grote stad in het oosten van Congo.

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18:58 As the humanitarian crisis continues for millions of displaced people in eastern Congo, fears of an open regional conflict are growing as the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group advances south. The European...

18:58 Terwijl in Oost-Congo de humanitaire crisis voor miljoenen ontheemden aanhoudt, groeit de vrees voor een open regionaal conflict nu de rebellengroep M23 met Rwandese steun zuidwaarts oprukt. Het Europ...

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European Parliament demands sanctions against Rwanda after M23 advances in eastern Congo

The European Parliament called for the immediate suspension of the EU’s protocol agreement on minerals with Rwanda on Thursday, as well as an end...

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European Parliament demands sanctions against Rwanda

PARIS, France – The European Parliament urged the European Union on Thursday to freeze direct budget support for Rwanda until it breaks links with Tutsi-led M23 rebels and allows humanitarian access to areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo where they advanced. The parliament also called for the suspension of a memorandum of understanding between Rwanda and the EU that aims to support Rwandan supplies of strategic minerals, until Rwanda stops…

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With 443 votes for, 4 against, and 48 abstentions, parliament members called for the immediate cessation of the memorandum until Rwanda proves that it has ceased interference in Congo and has stopped exporting minerals mined in zones controlled by the rebel group M23. The resolution, which enjoyed broad support among Belgian Members of the European Parliament, also calls for the freezing of direct budgetary support to Rwanda and military and sec…

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Ongoing violence and the resultant surge in humanitarian needs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) attracted the attention of the European Union (EU) with its Parliament told “this is not a new crisis it is an escalation of the crisis within the crisis”. Speaking in Strasbourg, France, on behalf of Vice President Kaja Kallas, EU Mediterranean Commissioner Dubravka Suica called the humanitarian situation in the sprawling central African cou…

European Parliament, COMECE president issue calls for EU action on DRC crisis

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