The Vatican institution underlines also "the importance of a solution for the” “crisis which should take into consideration the preoccupations for peace and” “security of all the countries and the people living in the African Region of the Great Lakes, since only global peace is possible, which has to be grounded on dialogue and reconciliation. Those conditions are necessary for stability and solidarity development". The Pope, during the Angelus prayer on Sunday, 12th October, had already invited us to pray for reconciliation and” “peace in that region. The non-governmental organizations associated in” “"Agire" (VIS, ActionAid, Save the Children, Terre des Hommes, WWF) are also following the situation in North Kivu with preoccupation. They are also busy in the Democratic Republic of Congo. VIS and the Salesian are going on managing the welcome centre "Don Bosco" in Goma. The Centre offers help to three thousand minors including refugees, victims of violence and soldier children.” “The operators of Terre des Hommes, in Kinshasa, are mobilizing to welcome escaping people (there are rumours about over 900,000 refugees), while the other three non-governmental organizations were forced to suspend interventions for safety reasons. ” “
