Thousands of Congolese civilians displaced by a rebel attack streamed out of an eastern city......

A U.N. peacekeeper from Uruguay patrols the streets of Goma, October 31, 2008. Thousands of Congolese civilians displaced by a rebel attack streamed out of an eastern city on Friday to seek safety as diplomatic efforts intensified to turn a shaky ceasefire into a lasting peace.

Congolese refugees walk past U.N. peacekeepers outside the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo offices in Goma, October 30, 2008.

Refugees who fled fighting between government soldiers and Renegade Congolese General Lauren Nkunda, walk past the body of a dead Congolese soldier, on the road between Kibati and Kibumba near Goma, October 31, 2008. Thousands of Congolese civilians displaced by a rebel attack streamed out of an eastern city on Friday to seek safety as diplomatic efforts intensified to turn a shaky ceasefire into a lasting peace.

Refugees who had fled fighting between government soldiers and Renegade Congolese General Lauren Nkunda, walk back to their home near Goma, October 31, 2008. Thousands of Congolese civilians displaced by a rebel attack streamed out of an eastern city on Friday to seek safety as diplomatic efforts intensified to turn a shaky ceasefire into a lasting peace.

A Congolese refugee who fled fighting between government soldiers and Renegade Congolese General Lauren Nkunda, walks past the body of a dead Congolese soldier on the road between Kibati and Kibumba near Goma, October 31, 2008. Thousands of Congolese civilians displaced by a rebel attack streamed out of an eastern city on Friday to seek safety as diplomatic efforts intensified to turn a shaky ceasefire into a lasting peace.