Bunia, 29th March 2005 Militia men and child soldiers
must receive iris scans in order to prevent them from receiving more than one
monetary settlement in the demobilization program. Story Header:
De-mobilization of Militias in Eastern Congo MONUC (the United Nations Peace
Keeping Mission to the Congo) has given militias in the embattled Eastern
Provinces of the DR Congo until April 1st to turn in their weapons and join
the de-mobilization and re-integration program run by the UNDP (United
Nations Development Program). Although the program had been in effect for
months, there had been limited disarmament. Once the deadline had been set, a
flood of militiamen, including child soldiers, suddenly entered the program.
