sing to cooperate with the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, after ICTR announced that it would investigate leaders of the Rwandan Patriotic Front-the Tutsi-led armed forces that eventually formed the basis of the current regime of President Paul Kagame. With the political and military dynamics spinning out of control, the humanitarian crisis in the DRC is reaching staggering dimensions. 2.3 million people are displaced, massacred and murders are common. Rape is used by all sides as a weapon of war. It is thought that 400,000 or more people have died as a direct result of fighting with more than 11.6 million dead from starvation or disease. It is time to give more equal weight to the security concerns of Rwanda and the DRC. But the DRC has little incentive to stop supporting militias while Rwanda rejects terms that may bring a political settlement. MONUC also needs to be strengthened so that it can protect demilitarized areas, also be given a mandate to help resolve local
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