However, politics and economic interests have resulted in a lack of effective progress to tackle climate change. Various links have been added to the Kyoto section on this web site. Information includes additional links and reports from Human Rights Watch, Oxfam and others. The conflict in the DRC has involved over seven nations directly, and has many interests at stake including the rich minerals and resources. Over a million people are said to have been killed in just 1999 and 2000 alone, according to Oxfam.
International attention is limited compared to other conflicts that have been less brutal.