At least 33,000 people in the territory have no local access to clean water.[1]
Security problemsedit
In January 2010, attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Niangara Territory displaced about 45,000 people to Rungu Territory in the Haut-Uélé District. It was reported that the Internally Displaced People were living in schools and other public buildings.[2] In May 2010 a group calling itself "The human rights defenders of Niangara" published an appeal to U.S. President Barack Obama to take more effective action against the LRA.[3] There are many other stories of brutality by the LRA, which holds the territory in a reign of fear.[1] As of April 2010 the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo had a base in Niangara town. However, the peacekeepers had few troops and the roads in the area are poor, so they rarely leave the town. They have neither prevented nor responded to the attacks by the LRA.[4]
In October 2010 it was reported that several villages in the territory had been invaded by "Mbororo" nomadic pastoralists. These people originally came from the Central African Republic, settling in the DRC during the civil war. They are armed, and drove away the villagers whose land they occupied.[5]
^ ab"Freedom from fear – regional action to protect civilians in LRAaffected areas" (PDF). Oxfam. October 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
^(PDF). USAID. January 22, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
^"Public Appeal from Human Rights Defenders in Northeastern DR Congo to President Barack Obama". Human Rights Watch. May 19, 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
^"Democratic Republic of the Congo: New Round of LRA Killing Campaign". UNHCR. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
^"DR Congo villages report invasion by "Mbororo" nomads". People's Daily. October 19, 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
^X. Blaes (October 2008). (PDF). PNUD-SIG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
niangara, territory, administrative, region, haut, uele, province, democratic, republic, congo, headquarters, town, niangara, lying, both, sides, uele, river, niangaraterritoryniangaracoordinates, 692196, 89506, 692196, 89506country, congoprovincehaut, uelesea. Niangara Territory is an administrative region in the Haut Uele province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Its headquarters is the town of Niangara lying on both sides of the Uele River NiangaraTerritoryNiangaraCoordinates 3 41 32 N 27 53 42 E 3 692196 N 27 89506 E 3 692196 27 89506Country DR CongoProvinceHaut UeleSeatNiangaraTime zoneUTC 2 Central Africa Time Contents 1 Economy 2 Security problems 3 Divisions 4 ReferencesEconomy editAt least 33 000 people in the territory have no local access to clean water 1 Security problems editIn January 2010 attacks by the Lord s Resistance Army LRA in Niangara Territory displaced about 45 000 people to Rungu Territory in the Haut Uele District It was reported that the Internally Displaced People were living in schools and other public buildings 2 In May 2010 a group calling itself The human rights defenders of Niangara published an appeal to U S President Barack Obama to take more effective action against the LRA 3 There are many other stories of brutality by the LRA which holds the territory in a reign of fear 1 As of April 2010 the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo had a base in Niangara town However the peacekeepers had few troops and the roads in the area are poor so they rarely leave the town They have neither prevented nor responded to the attacks by the LRA 4 In October 2010 it was reported that several villages in the territory had been invaded by Mbororo nomadic pastoralists These people originally came from the Central African Republic settling in the DRC during the civil war They are armed and drove away the villagers whose land they occupied 5 Divisions editThe territory is divided into chiefdoms 6 Boemi Chiefdom Mangbetu Mabisanga Chiefdom Mangbere Chiefdom Manziga Chiefdom Okondo Chiefdom Kereboro Chiefdom Kopa ChiefdomReferences edit a b Freedom from fear regional action to protect civilians in LRAaffected areas PDF Oxfam October 2010 Retrieved 2011 10 23 Population Displacement and Insecurity in Orientale Province PDF USAID January 22 2010 Archived from the original PDF on October 30 2011 Retrieved 2011 10 23 Public Appeal from Human Rights Defenders in Northeastern DR Congo to President Barack Obama Human Rights Watch May 19 2010 Retrieved 2011 10 23 Democratic Republic of the Congo New Round of LRA Killing Campaign UNHCR 21 May 2010 Retrieved 2011 10 23 DR Congo villages report invasion by Mbororo nomads People s Daily October 19 2010 Retrieved 2011 10 23 X Blaes October 2008 Decoupage administratif de la Republique Democratique du Congo PDF PNUD SIG Archived from the original PDF on 2010 04 01 Retrieved 2011 11 02 nbsp This Democratic Republic of the Congo location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Niangara Territory amp oldid 1144875175, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
