(30 Oct 08 - RV) The French Foreign Minister said today European Union officials will
meet in Brussels before the weekend to discuss sending a humanitarian force to help
peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Fighting in Congo has calmed
after a ceasefire came into effect yesterday, but the latest round of violence had
already turned tens of thousands of civilians into refugees and provoked a crisis
aid agencies called catastrophic. Catholic Charity, Caritas Internationalis is appealing
for peace in the country and an end to the suffering of its people. Head of Communication
at Caritas, Patrick Nicholson told us more...