Friday, February 15, 2008

'Silent Emergency'

Eastern Congo (North Kivu region) in the news:

Anderson Cooper (CBS / 60 Minutes) reports on violence against women:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/11/60minutes/main3701249.shtml

Why has there been war in Congo for 16 years & why approximately 45,000 people die every day? (hint: resources & exploitation) The Mediastorm report is amazing:
"The Rape of a Nation" http://www.mediastorm.org/0022.htm (11 minutes)

Read the facts in the UN Security Council report on the Illegal Exploitation of the Resources of Congo: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2001/sc7057.doc.htm

Ann Curry (Today Show) reports on HEAL Africa: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23143082#23148340 (2 minutes)

Ann Curry (Today Show) reports on Congo: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23143082#23143082 (2 minutes)

Ann Curry reports on both suffering and hope in the Congo:
http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/13/663262.aspx

Slideshow on HEAL Africa and Goma:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155008/displaymode/1107/s/2/

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