One of the key mission objectives of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC)
was to disarm and repatriate foreign combatants in the eastern region of the country. To
achieve this MONUC adopted a push and pull strategy. This involved applying military pressure
while at the same time offering opportunities for voluntary disarmament and repatriation for
armed combatants of the elusive but deadly Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
(FDLR) - a predominantly Rwandan Hutu armed group in eastern DRC. As part of its pull strategy
MONUC embarked on one of the most sophisticated Information Operations (IO) campaigns in UN
history with the core objective of convincing thousands of individual combatants and commanders
of the FDLR to voluntarily disarm and join the UN's Demobilization Disarmament Repatriation
Resettlement and Reintegration programme (DDRRR). This book is derived from studies of the
narratives coordination and effectiveness of the UN's IO in support of DDRRR and how the UN
has integrated IO as part of its Mission peace support operations. This book advances
contemporary understanding of the relative importance of communication models and their
interactions within conflict settings. It provides instruments with which conflict and
communication analysts can compare predictions and rationalize Information impacts for future
conflicts. About the author Dr. Jacob Udo-Udo Jacob teaches Communications & Media Studies at
the American University of Nigeria. He earned his PhD in Communication Studies from the
University of Leeds United Kingdom
