Despite a ceasefire in the DRC that has held for the last six months, the situation remains “fragile”, Kamel Morjane, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the DRC, told the press at UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday. “We went [forward] a great deal compared with the situation last year. Certainly our relations with the parties are much better today.” However, he noted that there were still difficulties. “We have to continue efforts, in particular in the east, where there is still fighting between the Rwandese forces and the RCD [Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie] on the one side, and the armed forces on the other.” Morjane spoke to reporters after briefing the Security Council on political and military developments, including disarmament and demobilisation of armed groups, and on the humanitarian and social situation in the DRC. He also updated Council members on efforts to resume navigation on the Congo River.
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