News tagged with 'ivory'. Found 5 tagged news.

UN urges DR Congo rebels to disarm

Abidjan :: Ivory Coast | 5 months ago

Ripert added after visiting a camp for displaced people near Goma, that the Democratic Republic of Congo must also work with its neighbors, notably Rwanda, to bring peace to the troubled region. The council's departure from Goma was delayed after a security...

Tags: ivory, UN Security Council, UN council, dr congo, Ivory Coast, Rwandan, Jean-Maurice Ripert, Congo, Goma, U.N. Security Council, democratic republic, council ambassadors, civilian rule

Ban urges probe into UN Congo mission

Karāchi :: Pakistan | 6 months ago

New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) published confidential UN documents on Friday, showing serious allegations of gold smuggling and arms trading by Pakistani and Indian peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo...Ban rejected the allegations...

Tags: peacekeepers, congo, arms, gold, probe, UN Congo, ivory, DR Congo, democratic republic

Damning UN Reports at Center of Guns for Gold Leaked

New York :: NY :: USA | 7 months ago

Posted by zipdadoda

These reports were at the center of a BBC report which claimed that the UN covered up that its troops in DR of Congo gave arms to militias and smuggled gold and ivory. The allegations were based on confidential UN sources, involve Pakistani and Indian...

Tags: UN, Report, peacekeepers, gold, gun, ivory

More Allegations UN Armed Militias, Smuggled Gold and Ivory

Mbanza-Ngungu :: Congo (Dem. Rep.) | 7 months ago

Posted by zipdadoda

Allegations continue that the UN has covered up claims that its troops in Democratic Republic of Congo gave arms to militias and smuggled gold and ivory. Based on confidential UN sources, it involve Pakistani and Indian troops working as peace keepers....

Tags: UN, DR Congo, peacekeepers, gold, arms, ivory

UN troops 'armed DR Congo rebels'

Karāchi :: Pakistan | 7 months ago

The allegations, based on confidential UN sources, involve Pakistani and Indian troops working as peacekeepers. The UN investigated some of the claims in 2007, but said it could not substantiate claims of arms dealing. UN insiders told the BBC's Panorama...

Tags: peacekeepers, congo, arms, report, gold, UN Mission, ivory, DR Congo, Pakistani, BBC, gave arms, Carnegie Moscow Center, moscow times, India, arms deals, smuggled gold, United Nations