30 Nov 2011

UN / DRC WRAP

The Security Council adopted a resolution renewing the sanctions regime in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and added new sanctions on a militia leader, Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, who is currently running for parliament. Millions of Congolese went to the polls on Monday to cast their votes, with senior United Nations officials urging all political parties and their supporters to ensure that the ballot is staged peacefully. UNTV / MONUSCO

Posted at: November 30, 2011 11:05 am

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STORY: UN / DRC WRAP 
TRT:  1.04
SOURCE: UNTV / MONUSCO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS

DATELINE: 29 SEPTEMBER 2011, NEW YORK CITY / 28 NOVEMBER 2011
KINSHASA, DR CONGO / 28 NOVEMBER 2011, RUTSHURU, PINGA & MPOFI NORTH KIVU, DR CONGO / FILE

SHOTLIST:

FILE - RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters

29 SEPTEMBER 2011, NEW YORK CITY

2. Various shots, Security Council vote

MONUSCO - 28 NOVEMBER 2011, KINSHASA, DR CONGO

3. Med Shot, SRSG Meece and DSRSG Sarassoro arrive at Poling Station	
4. Pan left, UN delegation with voting official to election urn
5. Close up, urn
6. Tilt down.  SRSG talking to an Elections Supervisor with ballots in hand

28 NOVEMBER 2011, RUTSHURU, PINGA & MPOFI NORTH KIVU, DR CONGO

7. Pan left, MONUSCO Head of office, Goma, arriving at polling centre
8. Various shots, crowds at polling centre
9. Med shot, CENI RDC sign
10. Med shot, people looking at presidential candidates list poster
11. Close up, presidential candidates list poster
12. Various shots, people checking voters list
10. STORYLINE:

The Security Council today (29 November) adopted a resolution renewing the sanctions regime in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and added new sanctions on a militia leader, Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, who is currently running for parliament.

More than 31 million people have been registered to vote in today's presidential and parliamentary elections, with an estimated 19,000 candidates.

Millions of Congolese went to the polls on Monday to cast their votes, with senior United Nations officials urging all political parties and their supporters to ensure that the ballot is staged peacefully.

Roger Meece, the head of the UN peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), toured several polling stations in Kinshasa, the capital, and said he was satisfied with the relatively orderly and peaceful way in which voting has been conducted so far.

Meece, who is also the Secretary-General's Special Representative to the DRC, said he was particularly encouraged by the professional manner in which officials from the country's independent electoral authorities (known by their French acronym, CENI) were carrying out their duties.

The election campaign has been marked by tensions between supporters of rival presidential candidates and political parties, and on Saturday three people were killed in Kinshasa when security forces intervened to disperse demonstrators.

The elections represent a major logistical challenge given the lack of infrastructure in the DRC, a country the size of Western Europe, and the remoteness of many areas. MONUSCO has helped authorities to transfer and distribute the ballots.

In Goma, North Kivu province, some residents who arrived at polling stations only to be turned away.

CENI representatives said that voting in general had taken place smoothly, but the names of some prospective voters were missing from the voter list at specific booths, despite them having valid registration cards.