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  1. “We also support awareness- raising among voters, as well as training for male and female observers for the forthcoming elections. To the Congolese Government, we recommend that it reassure the Congolese people about the effectiveness of the December elections, as well as the forthcoming local and municipal elections. We further recommend that it make the most of external partnerships to overcome the logistical and security challenges; ensure the safety and security of women before, during and after the elections so as to avoid the country falling into chaos; implement the law on funding given to political parties; and establish an interministerial committee and a national council on gender equality.”

    2018-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8331 (2018) · source

  2. “We recommend that the Congolese Government be encouraged to ensure the effective holding of free, transparent, democratic, inclusive and peaceful elections, in accordance with resolution 1325 (2000), and urged to understand the importance of the international community's support in the organization of the elections so as to ensure that they are fully credible, as well as to prevent any electoral violence. We also recommend that it reactivate the logistical and security role of MONUSCO and persuade the majority and opposition political parties of the need for the elections to be effectively held. We ask our international partners to support women and other civil society organizations in order to energize mobilization in favour of the participation of women in decision-making roles, and especially their election as candidates.”

    2018-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8331 (2018) · source

  3. “With respect to the challenges related to peace and security, there are fears about the willingness of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to guarantee the nationwide security of the elections and the prevention of gender-based violence before, during and after the elections, as well as concerns about the need to ensure free, transparent and peaceful elections so that the results will be accepted. We also note that the lack of consensus about the use of voting machines and the debates about voter registration remain disruptive. We must also underline that specific support for female candidates is particularly needed. Against that backdrop, we would like to make the following recommendations to our partners, the Security Council and the international community.”

    2018-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8331 (2018) · source

  4. “We also note, in the context of the partnership between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the international community, that the Government has stated that it does not want to relive the experiences of the past, when funding was given with the intention of influencing the elections. That comment is concerning to the Congolese people since refusing external funding for the Democratic Republic of the Congo is not encouraging. It is also worrying that there is a risk of accreditation being refused to international and even national observers, in some cases, as well as the mobilization of international partners to monitor the elections.”

    2018-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8331 (2018) · source

  5. “We are also seeing the weak democratization of some political parties and their inability to form a political elite that can assume the challenges ofparticipative and inclusive governance, the non-implementation of the law on funding political parties, and provincial and national assemblies with a representation of less than 15 per cent of women since 2006. Despite the competence of some women politicians and candidates, the majority of the Congolese people remains hesitant to vote for women being able to vote. There is little funding for electoral expenses and campaigns, a lack of encouragement for voters to go out and vote for women, and an unfamiliarity with the voting machines among women. In that context, there are also other challenges and fears linked to the holding of democratic, transparent, free and peaceful elections in 2018.”

    2018-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8331 (2018) · source

  6. “One of the first endeavours undertaken by the movement was to draw up a petition with over 207,315 signatures to the national Parliament to urge that the hurdles preventing women to participate as candidates in the elections be removed, in accordance with article 14 of the Constitution, on gender parity. Unfortunately, the response of the National Assembly was not encouraging and consequently, we saw a low percentage of women registered on the electoral lists and their last-minute adhesion to join other political parties that would accept them but would not guarantee their election.”

    2018-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8331 (2018) · source

  7. “The 2010 review of the Constitution and the fact that elections were not held in 2016 led to an impasse and political crisis and to debates about the legitimacy of President Joseph Kabila Kabange, the National Assembly and the Senate. That led to peace initiatives to defuse the crisis, including the New Year's Eve agreement. Unfortunately, however, we noted a weak representation of women, with only 18 per cent in the dialogues organized by the African Union and three women out of 32 participating in the Conference episcopale nationale du Congo. We note that during those processes, the number of women candidates remained below than 15 per cent. TheobjectiveoftheRienSansLesFemmesmovement is to achieve gender equality in decision-making roles at all levels within the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

    2018-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8331 (2018) · source

  8. “The international community, through MONUSCO, played a lead role in the organization and holding of those elections. The fact that local and municipal elections, which had been expected to be an opportunity for women, were not held became a source of discouragement. Women voted more for men and their illiteracy negatively affected their choice. From 2011 to 2018, we noticed a genuine decline in the motivation of citizens, in particular among women politicians and potential candidates. The reason for that discouragement can be found in various issues, including age-old customs, the lack of financial resources, political reasons and so forth. As voting cards served as identity cards, some women registered to vote in order to obtain an identity card, but not in order to actually vote, which had some consequences for female candidates.”

    2018-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8331 (2018) · source

  9. “First of all, we note that, during the 2006 elections, Congolese women were widely mobilized as voters, candidates, observers and witnesses in the hope of achieving a peaceful and developed Democratic Republic of the Congo with inclusive and participatory governance. Furthermore, we note that 52 per cent of women were registered to vote. In spite of the fact that less than 15 per cent of the candidates were women and their weak election results at the same rate, it should be noted that there was an important awareness- raising among women's awareness, who had a great opportunity to exercise their civil rights as voters, candidates, observers and witnesses. The national and international stakeholders played a key role in that mobilization ofwomen.”

    2018-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8331 (2018) · source

  10. “At the outset, we would like to thank the Council for the opportunity it has given to the women of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which bears witness to the extent to which the Security Council attaches importance to women's role and their participation in public affairs. We also thank the various partners, including the Department for International Development, the National Democratic Institute and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), which has always supported our involvement to ensure that we are able to carry out our work. We are here today to speak about the participation of Congolese women in the electoral process and their role in it.”

    2018-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8331 (2018) · source