"all women may have been systematically raped"

What happens when heinous crimes are being committed against citizens of a country; crimes that are initiated by their own governments?  Send in the UN PEACEKEEPERS!  They will knock the tyrants back and free the people! NOT. Once again the UN peacekeepers are doing nothing to actually help the people that they have been sent to protect. Unless absence is the newest form of aid, the UN is not doing its job in the Congo.  After FDLA (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda) combatants gained control of the locality of Mpofi in late July, hundreds of women have been sexually assaulted in the eastern Congo. So why didn't the UN step in to aid these ravaged women, some reported to be as young as 7 years old?  That is another easy answer, they didn't know about it until August 12, 2010.  Unfortunately, it seems that UN officials may have their dates mixed up.
According to CNN.com,

"The United Nations initially said it did not learn about the attacks until August 12, when it was alerted by International Medical Corps. That group said it first told the United Nations about the rapes on August 6.
But on Tuesday, the United Nations acknowledged that it first learned of a report of rape on July 30, nearly two weeks earlier than it had previously said."

This does not come as a surprise to anyone that has seen UN inaction before.  They are well known for their inability to make decisions that sway the outcomes of peoples lives.  This, obviously, makes complete sense since the UN is only the governing body for international justice; including,but not limited to, the preservation and enforcement of human rights.  The best UN officials can offer these women is a promise that they "will toughen efforts to stop rape in the region" and inform local relief groups of the atrocities that are presently occurring. However, not everyone working within the UN is incompetent. 
Margot Wallstrom is a UN special representative for sexual violence in conflict. She explains that rape has become such a commonplace form of violence that it no longer takes immediate precedence to the United Nations.  Unfortunately, the women who are being raped on the way to work, to collect firewood, carrying their babies, deserve better than taking a back seat to UN notice.  She calls for serious action against the rebel leaders to pay for these crimes.  "Our policies of 'zero tolerance' cannot be backed by a reality of 'zero consequences,'" says Wallstrom.  It's just too bad that when dealing with the UN, zero consequences is the only option.