You are hereby invited to a seminar on the situation today in Eastern Congo where we shall discuss what is happening and what we in the rich world can do to bring a change.
The situation there is very critical with a dramatic escalation during the recent days. People are running from their homes escaping from armed groups who are killing, plundering, torturing and raping the civilians. There are several armed groups and troops in the area among whom armed groups belonging to the rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, the Hutu militia groups, the regular Congolese army and according to unconfirmed rumours troops from neighbouring countries. The humanitarian situation in the area is very critical with shortage of food, medicine and an increasing number of refugees.
There is a UN peace-keeping force in the country but the current situation is much beyond their capacity and we do not see any sign of improvement in the very near future.
Saturday 22 November 2008, at 14.00, Bohusgatan 25, (T-Skanstull)
Speakers include Beatrice Kidembe, a researcher from Congo in KTH
Okoth Osewe
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