BBC: Congo rebels still on the march.

Reuters has a similar report.

Nice post at Chasing the Flame by Emily Holland of the International Rescue Committee on working with humanitarians and journalists to get the word out about sexual violence, especially in conflict and post-conflict zones around the world.

“For some journalists — and for all humanitarians — continuing to remind the world is a full-time job. ”

IRC was incredibly helpful to me when I was reporting on rape in eastern Congo  last winter. They have great resources on their website on the sexual violence in Congo and also on the conflict more broadly.

Security Council Sclerosis

Interesting, biting, piece about the U.N. Security Council and how to improve it by ex-diplomat Carne Ross at openDemocracy.

“Journalists still write about the Security Council as if it is a serious body, even though the dwindling UN press corps and even diplomats inside the council despair at the ineffectiveness and absurdities of a body charged with nothing less than preventing war and promoting peace.”

Here’s the full commentary.

Trust Lydia Polgreen to take us to the heart of the problem in Eastern Congo:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/world/africa/16congo.html?th&emc=th