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Ban Ki-moon's visit to Egypt, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of the Congo

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United Nations, 2 March 2009 - Daily Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary General. The Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, is currently in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where, earlier today, he addressed the International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy for the Reconstruction of Gaza. 
Over the weekend, the Secretary-General traveled first to the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and later to Rwanda. At a meeting on Saturday with President Joseph Kabila in Kisangani, the Secretary-General noted that an opportunity has emerged in the wake of the recent DRC/Rwanda joint military operation against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). This opportunity could improve UN humanitarian access to those in need. Later that day, the Secretary-General visited a clinic in Goma for victims of sexual crimes, telling reporters afterward, I am so sad and I am angry. Sexual violence is prevalent throughout the DRC and must stop.
On Sunday, the Secretary-General visited the Kibati camp for internally displaced people, saying that he saw some signs of hope, with the improved security situation following the joint operations against the FDLR providing more space for humanitarian activities. Also on Sunday, the Secretary-General traveled to Kigali, where he met with President Paul Kagame and again welcomed the rapprochement between the DRC and Rwanda. He asked that the joint military operation in the eastern Congo does not worsen an already difficult humanitarian situation and impede aid workers access to people in need of assistance.

View the complete briefing (Real Media, 1 hour): 
http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/pressbriefing/2009/brief090302.rm

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