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31 March 2008
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Security Council Extends Mandate on Sanctions against DRC
31/03/2008
The Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution which prevents countries from the selling or transferring of weapons, directly or indirectly, to rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, says Michele Montas, Spokesperson of the Secretary-General:
The resolution notes the connection between such weapons and continuing violence, particularly sexual violence directed against women and the continued recruitment and use of children in armed conflict.
