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US calls for sanctions on ex-FAR, Interahamwe

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    The legacy of genocide and ethnic cleansing was a tragic reality that must be addressed in Rwanda, Burundi and the eastern part of DRC, a UN press release has quoted current US Ambassador to the UN Richard Holbrooke as saying. Preventing another round of genocidal conflict in central Africa was one of the UN's greatest challenges and, with regard to the DRC, the "cycle of impunity must end," Holbrooke said. While Rwanda's problems
    could not be solved exclusively in actions within DRC, neither could they be resolved without addressing the presence of genocidal militias in a neighbouring state, he said. In that regard, Friday's debate should galvanise support for UN sanctions against the Rwandan ex-FAR (Forces armees rwandaises) and Interahamwe militias, he added. Holbrooke will head
    a Security Council delegation to the DRC aimed at accelerating
    implementation of the troubled Lusaka peace agreement, diplomatic sources in New York stated on Friday.

    [for separate focus on the effective of UN sanctions, see IRIN report: AFRICA- The sanctions decade [2000417]

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