News update -- 6 January 2006 bulletin

Latest news in world media

In the past we have brought you news articles from the BBC.

Today (6Jan2006), the Australian Broadcasting Corporation published an item "DR Congo war world's deadliest: report" (see http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200601/s1542961.htm)

Similar stories have been run around the world, e.g.

• Voice of America http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-01-06-voa8.cfm
• Reuters http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L05338764.htm

Also today Kofi Annan, General Secretary of the UN reported on progress in DRC to the UN Security Council (see http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=17099&Cr=Democratic&Cr1=Congo)

Mr Annan comments that security has generally improved in Ituri, in the eastern region. However, the humanitarian crisis still is severe.