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6NEWSHeads of State of the region,they should meet on September27 in New York on thesidelines of the UN GeneralAssembly. They will have ameeting with members of theSecurity Council of the UN.These have been accused bycivil society in North KivuFriday, August 31, 2012 to laxtowards Rwanda. OmarKavota, Vice-Chairman of theCivil Society, has called onthe UN to sanction Rwandainstead of asking him to stopsupporting the rebels. OmarKavota for this UN position- Rwanda pampered ?Vice-President of the CivilSociety of North Kivu was"(...) surprised to see that theSecurity Council of the UnitedNations continues to pamperRwanda (...)" And the activistadded: "in 1994, the UnitedNations had abstained preventgenocide (Rwanda), and nowthey are in the process of fallingin almost the same mistakes.We believe that thislaxity towards Rwanda isabout to encourage people toNext Radio Okapi who gave thisinformation, representatives ofRwanda and the DRC, as well asexperts from the UN report's authorsaccusing Rwanda of supportingrebels M23 were heard bythe Sanctions Committee of theSecurity Council the UN in NewYork. Following this hearing, theCongolese Minister of ForeignAffairs, Raymond Tshibanda,called for sanctions againstRwanda continues to deny anysupport for rebels M23.JOSEPH KIALARDC : Catholics marched in dignity against the balkanization"The August 1st holiday in Congo isthe feast of our parents and our deadwho gave us this land for an inheritance.We do not have another. Wemust protect it. So we walk to sayno to the balkanization of the country.At the same time, this step is calledHope walk, because it is a seed sown ongood soil stands for a Congo peaceful,unified and prosperous, "noted the pressreleaseCENCO.All Dioceses in the Democratic Republicof Congo (DRC), the Catholicfaithful have stood Wednesday1st August 2012 to express theirdisapproval against the plan of balkanizationof the country. The noblecause defended by Catholics hasattracted followers of other faithsand men and women of good will,all concerned with the persistence ofwar in eastern DRC.In Kinshasa, the marchers startedfrom different parishes to 14 seatsdeaneries that exist in the capital.This walk is part of five actionsplanned by the 49th Plenary Assemblyof the National Episcopal Conferenceof Congo (CENCO), held inJune.The march was then capped three daysof prayer covering the themes and subthemes:"Another innocent blood in DRCongo! (Cf. Jer 19 4) and DR Congomourns its children, its is inconsolable(cf. Jer 31,15) "," DR Congo must protectits borders "," DR Congo, Arise andwalk (cf. . Jn 5, 8) hope does not disappoint(cf. Rom 5: 5). "Unlike the march after the publication ofelection in November 2011, it receivedthe supervision of the National Policehas welcomed the good behavior ofCatholics throughout the whole of theRepublic.In the Diocese of Tshumbe , les Catholicsand other people of good will haveLève-toi et marche n°027 Juillet– Septembre20126
7NewsAttached to the highest point inthe unity of the nation CongoleseBishops reaffirmed the unity andindivisibility of the DR Congo'sborders from colonization andrecognized by the internationalcommunity June 30, 1960.The Catholic Bishops have alsoannounced that the CatholicChurch undertakes concrete actionsto translate into reality therefusal of the balkanization ofthe Congo.delivered to the world a message ofdenunciation and hope: "DR. Congokeema Ndjovu nyama" - DR. TheCongo is not elephant meat that everyonecan play -. The DRC is indivisible.We say "No" to the balkanizationof our country.However, the Bishop of Goma hasnot seen fit to organize the march inthe capital of North Kivu. Themeasure was intended to preventoverflow5 actions of the Church against theplan to balkanize the DRC lead atthe end of JulyThe Secretary General of the NationalEpiscopal Conference ofCongo (CENCO) released Saturday,July 21, 2012 the five actionsto express the rejection of theCatholic Church in the plan of balkanizationof the Democratic Republicof Congo (DRC). This wasduring a press ad hoc Abbot LeonardSantedi detailed the actions.At the end of their 49th PlenaryAssembly of the Bishops membersof the National Episcopal Conferenceof Congo (CENCO) issued astatement on the war situation inthe country entitled "No to the Balkanizationof the Congo! ".In this statement the bishops expresseddeep consternation aboutthe war in North Kivu and SouthKivu and is an illustration of theplan of balkanization repeatedlydenounced in their statements andLève-toi et marche n°027 Juillet– Septembre20127These five main actions are asfollows.1. Triduum of prayer for peace,unity and territorial integrity ofJuly 31 to August 1, 2012 with aprayer for peace to recite everyday at the end of the Eucharisticcelebration and prayer meetings2. Walking expectancy August 1,2012 in all the dioceses of theCongo to say no to the balkanization.3. A charity (fundraisingand various donations) organizedin all dioceses to come aideauxaffected populations, victims ofthe horrors of this unjust war.4. A process of advocacy to sensitizepolicy makers at nationaland international (Ambassadorsof member countries of the SecurityCouncil of the United Nations,European Union and AfricanUnion)5. A pastoral visit of solidarityled by the President of theCENCO with the Bishops of theecclesiastical provinces delegatesin the dioceses affected by thewar.GUY-MARIN KAMANDJI
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