BRUSSELS, Belgium - A network of 30,000 Catholic missionaries working in Europe and Africa want the European Union to deploy a military force to the Congo to keep open a humanitarian corridor because the UN force (MONUC) has failed to do so.

In a statement released Wednesday, the Africa Europe Faith & Justice Network (AEFJN) also called on the EU to increase diplomatic efforts to ensure the implementation of the Goma and Nairobi Peace agreements that were signed by all parties involved in the current conflict. The EU should also set up a special fund for reconstruction and development of the country.