Article: UN Council enhances arms embargo on eastern DRC

UN Council enhances arms embargo on eastern DRC

UNITED NATIONS, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Security Council decided on Friday to tighten its arms embargo on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a bid to cut off the illegal flow of arms into the area plagued by tribal conflicts.

In a resolution passed earlier in the day, the council demanded all states take measures to prevent the supply of arms and any related materiel to armed groups operating in the eastern DRC.

It authorized the UN peacekeeping force in the ...

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