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Hilary Benn: The future of UK engagement in the DRC

Hillary Benn, Secretary of State for International Development met members of the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Great Lakes Region of Africa on 18th December 2006. A private session with MPs and Peers including Judy Mallaber (Chair), David Chaytor, Lynn Brown, Jeremy Hunt, David Drew, Anne McKechin, Baroness Whittaker and Lord David Steel was followed by a well-attended public meeting.

The agenda covered key issues for the future of the DRC, including security sector reform; the future of MONUC; governance of natural resources and the Congo basin forests; women and children left vulnerable by the previous years of conflict; and strengthening civil society to help embed process of democracy and governance. For minutes of the event, please click here.

 

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