Dancing for Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

United Nations, New York, January 2012 - In The Democratic Republic of the Congo, millions have died and hundreds of thousands of women raped since a civil war began there more than a decade ago. But amid the violence, is a group of people determined to use the power of dance to spread a message of peace. We take you on stage with the National Ballet of Congo who hope their work will inspire change. Here's our story....

21st Century - Show 62 - Dancing for Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Script (pdf): http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/21century62.pdf

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News & Politics

Tags:

• United Nations
• UN
• DRC
• congo
• dancing
• peace
• cilvil war

[felosaphye]

Because the Congolese war is a civil war...-_-

But glad they're spreading awareness.