Written question asked by Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 18 July 2003. It was answered by Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Labour) on Friday, 18 July 2003.

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Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

Question

Whether they agree with the proposal by the United Nations Secretary-General that the strength of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) should be increased to 11,000 troops, and that an arms embargo be imposed on Ituri and the Kivus; and why the mandate of MONUC was extended only to 30 July, when the Secretary-General had asked for it to continue until June 2004. [HL 3876]. - Includes figures.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

651 c188WA; HL 3876

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Armed forces Deployment Arms trade Defence equipment Export controls Peacekeeping operations Staff United Nations Sanctions Democratic Republic of the Congo

Contains statistics

Yes