civilians and MONUC personnel in the Ituri region. The Council reiterated concerns about the lack of information with regard to the use and recruitment of child soldiers and the protection of children as mentioned in Resolution 1460 (2003), as well as demands contained in resolutions 1261 (1999), 1314 (2000) and 1379 (2001). Furthermore, the resolution demanded unimpeded access to the Third Party Verification Mechanism and MONUC in order to assess allegations of the presence of Rwandan troops on Congolese territory and support offered by the Congolese government to armed groups in the east of the country. Finally, full support was given to the third phase of deployment of MONUC in accordance with Resolution 1445 (2002). See also Kivu conflict Ituri conflict List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1401 to 1500 (2002–2003) Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement Second Congo War References External links Text of the Resolution at undocs.org 1468 2003 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1468 1468 1468 1468 March 2003 events