Article: Security Council expands authorized troop level in democratic republic of Congo to 8,700, noting `encouraging developments' on ground; Resolution 1445 (2002) adopted unanimously; Welcomes troop withdrawals by Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Angola.

M2 PRESSWIRE-5 December 2002-UN: Security Council expands authorized troop level in democratic republic of Congo to 8,700, noting `encouraging developments' on ground; Resolution 1445 (2002) adopted unanimously; Welcomes troop withdrawals by Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Angola(C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Taking note of "encouraging developments" on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Security Council this morning authorized the expansion of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) to a level of up to 8,700 military personnel in two task forces.

By unanimously adopting resolution ...

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