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DR Congo: In Goma, Secretary-General hails regional accord as best chance for peace in years'

23 May 2013 150 Arriving today in restive eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all the leaders of Africa's Great Lakes region to throw their support behind a recently-signed peace accord which aims to ensure security, as well as development, for the long-troubled country.

"We have the best chance in many years to bring peace and calm to the region," the UN chief said in Goma, eastern DRC's main city, in proximity since Tuesday of renewed fighting between Government troops (FARDC) and rebels from the 23 November Movement (M23).

"We are here to support the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region," the Secretary-General said in remarks to the press following a visit to the Heal Africa hospital, which treats victims of sexual violence. He was referring to landmark UN-brokered 11-nation accord that has been dubbed "the framework for hope" by Mary Robinson, Mr. Ban's Special Envoy for the Great Lakes.

He said that the framework aimed to address the root causes of the violence. In addition, the newly-deployed intervention brigade within the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the country (MONUSCO) is designed to bring added stability and protect civilians. ...