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DR Congo: UN applauds oil firm's decision to halt exploration

DR Congo: UN applauds oil firm's decision to halt exploration

Jun 13, 2014, at 05:29 pm

New York, Jun 13 (IBNS): The United Nations agency that advocates for the protection of irreplaceable natural and cultural resources on Thursday welcomed as "a step in the right direction" the decision of British oil company Soco to halt oil exploration in ecologically rich but endangered Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).