Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-12-16-Speech-3-229"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-12-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"ro"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20091216.16.3-229"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-12-16-Speech-3-2302
lpv:speaker	lp:Corina Crețu2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Israel (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Partidul Social Democrat (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (2009-10-08--2011-07-31)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2012-06-06)3 vice-chair; DEVE (2009-07-20--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; EMPL (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"As has been emphasised so far, millions of civilians have been deliberately killed during military operations in the eastern part of the Republic of Congo. There is a risk of this kind of news becoming quite routine due to the unprecedented frequency with which acts of violence are committed in this country. The victims of these actions include children, young girls and women, not to mention civilians involved in protecting human rights and journalists. The humanitarian crisis is deepening with every day that passes. The lack of security in the area means that humanitarian organisations can no longer provide any intervention. More than 7 500 cases of rape and sexual violence have been recorded in the first nine months of this year alone, which is more than the figure for the whole of last year. All these incidents have taken place against a backdrop of famine and extreme poverty affecting millions of people. The blame for this whole tragedy lies both with the Congolese army and Rwandan rebels. Unfortunately, however, there are indications that the UN troops in the Congo bear a large share of the responsibility as they are allowing serious violations of human rights to take place. This is why I believe that the European Union must discuss urgently how the UN forces in the Congo are going to achieve properly the mission objectives that have been assigned them. Measures are also required to put an end to money-laundering activities, arms trafficking and gold trafficking, which results in more than 37 tonnes of gold being illegally removed from the Congo every year, with a value in excess of EUR 1 billion. The money from this is used to procure weapons and encourage crime in this country."@en1
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