NORTH KIVU UPDATE (9/13/07 15:00 GMT): NO NEW

UNCLAS KINSHASA 001092 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PREF MOPS KPKO ASEC CG SUBJECT: NORTH KIVU UPDATE (9/13/07 15:00 GMT): NO NEW REPORTS OF FIGHTING REF: KINSHASA 1090 AND PREVIOUS ¶1. (U) According to MONUC, there were no reports of fighting in North Kivu over the past 24 hours between forces loyal to dissident General Laurent Nkunda and pro-government troops. The situation in the province remains tense, and Masisi and Rutshuru districts remain heavily militarized. ¶2. (U) As of September 11, three UN agencies and four NGOs have registered 7100 displaced families. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the total number of displaced families in Mugunga and Bulengo areas, 15 km west of the provincial capital Goma, could be as high as 11,000. UNICEF/Soldiarites, WFP/Caritas, UNHCR/Norwegian Rescue Committee, WHO/International Medical Corp., Save the Children and World Vision are delivering relief assistance. BROCK