The military operations launched against the FDLR since early 2009 have been presented as a bid for the unity (Umoja Wetu) and peace (Kimia II) that have so long eluded eastern DRC. In that light they have received considerable international acclaim and support, particularly through the UN peacekeeping force, MONUC. Warnings of potentially devastating consequences for civilian protection over recent months have repeatedly met with the response that this is ‘the price to pay for peace’. In May 2009, Oxfam and a number of its partners interviewed residents in some of the areas of North and South Kivu where that price is being exacted.

Authors

Kemp, Ellie

Hartberg, Martin

Publication date

17 Jul 2009

ISBN

9781848147171

Publisher

Oxfam International

Series

Oxfam Briefing Notes

Type

Policy paper

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