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10/01/2004:

"UN plea for more troops in Congo"

The UN is under pressure to expand its peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the prospect of renewed fighting has prompted tens of thousands of refugees to flee.

Tomorrow the security council is to debate the secretary general Kofi Annan's plea to renew the force's mandate and more than double its number to 23,900, making Congo one of the UN's more expensive missions at $1.4bn (£800m) a year.

Full Article : guardian.co.uk