http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/congothedemocraticrepublicof/index.html?scp=2&sq=democratic%20republic%20of%20congo&st=cse
This article talks about the issues that the Congo has faced, and how they are impacting/have impacted the people.The Congo has vast rainforests and natural resources. There have been many lives lost and battles fought in recent years. In 1960 the Congo was set free and basically didn't know what to do, and became a pawn for more powerful countries to utilize. The article talks about the United Nations' impact on the Congo. However, 4 million people have died since 1998; over half of them were children under the age of five. How can the United Nations not be able to protect them? How can a country that has so many natural resources, and has had billions of dollars invested in rebuilding it, not be able to sustain itself (that's not the right word)?
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/10/01/congo.atrocities.un.report/index.html
This article talks about the recent report that the UN published regarding the many atrocities in the Congo. The report talks about how children were recruited for the army, and millions of people died. The report also focuses a lot on the horrible things that have happened to women and children. This article makes me wonder, if we know that these things are happening, why can't we help figure out a way to stop them? What caused the Congo to be in the constant state of war and heartbreaking atrocities? Just why?
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