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James, sadly your blog is very accurate in the description of life in the DRC for women and girls.

Having returned from there recently it is incredible that the DRC gets so little coverage in the mainstream media. We get to hear everyday, infact every hour, news ranging from Lady Gaga's latest outfit to Barak Obama's purchase of a family pet, but not about the 300,000 women & children violently raped in one of the largest countries in on the planet. Or the 4 million orphaned children. Or the 46,000 people being killed every month.

My biggest concern at the moment is the UN talking about withdrawing in June this year leaving millions of vulnerable civilians unprotected and open to attack. Can the UN really make the same huge mistake twice, and just like Rwanda, pull out the troops when the people need them the most?

I hope your report heightens the awareness of the current situation and other reporters pick up on the humanitarian crisis that is still ongoing in the DRC.

PS - For those who wish to help the children of the DRC, children that have been raped and infected by HIV, please visit a new foundation I am involved in starting at http://english.noelafoundation.com