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Gata Mavita Wa Lufuta

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“Mr. Gata Mavita wa Lufuta (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): As this is the first time I take floor in the Security Council during your presidency, allow me at the outset of my statement, to congratulate you, Madam President, and tp express how pleased I am to see you presiding over the Council during the month of March. My delegation thanks the Security Council and the presidency of Luxembourg for including on its agenda an issue that particularly affects the Democratic Republic of Congo, namely, children and armed conflict. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for his annual report (S/2013/245) on the issue. My thanks also go to Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, and to Mr.”
2014-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7129 (2014) · source
“In conclusion, the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains convinced that peace and justice complement each other. Our experience has shown the irreplaceable role of justice as a factor for social harmony, national reconciliation, peace, security and stability. We have understood that respect for the rule of law and for human rights cannot prevail in a society when the perpetrators of crimes are not brought to justice. Similarly, peace cannot be consolidated in a society beset by impunity.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“We must ensure that the spread of armed violence does not become a way to settle political conflicts and social grievances. Such Violence, prompted by a reward for insurrection, has often led to failure in the process of re-establishing the rule oflaw and peacebuilding in areas of conflict. In practice, the mandates of peacekeeping operations need to be more clear and precise when it comes to issues related to the rule of law. It up to the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to see to it that the rule of law, human rights and transitional justice mechanisms are integrated in the strategic and operational planning of peacekeeping operations. In that context, we must ensure that host countries enjoy comprehensive and integrated assistance in the field of the rule of law from the establishment ofa peacekeeping operation.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“As part of the process of reaching peace agreements, political negotiations should lay the foundations for a justice system that is able to address the burdensome legacy of the serious violations of human rights that took place during years of war and to prevent their recurrence in future. In practice, that approach involves genuine synergies between the democratic requirements of re-establishing the rule of law and the need to restore and to build peace. In a context profoundly marked by the needs associated with re-establishing the rule of law and peacebuilding, the importance of a spirit of dialogue and reconciliation often become imperatives that cannot be avoided. However, we must avoid creating a situation wherein meeting the demands of dialogue and reconciliation becomes a boon for the insurgents.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“The Intervention Brigade is responsible for neutralizing armed groups in order to help reduce the threat they pose to the State's authority and the security of civilians residing in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as for preparing the ground for stabilization activities. To ensure the establishment of the rule of law in a country emerging from conflict, national and local capacities must be enhanced at the start of a peacekeeping operation. Respect for the primacy of the law is essential to stregthening peace and justice and ending impunity.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“Today, the Organization's multifaceted peacekeeping operations facilitate political processes, protect civilians, assist in the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants, support preparations for elections, defend and protect human rights and help to re-establish the rule of law. They may use force if necessary in order to fulfil their mandates or protect civilians. The establishment of the Intervention Brigade within the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is part of that effort.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“In a welcome development, all major peacekeeping operations and many special political missions have for some time now been called upon to work with host countries in strengthening the rule of law. In that respect, most United Nations peacekeeping operations now include a specialized human rights team. Although, inprinciple, UnitedNations peacekeeping operations are deployed to support the implementation ofa ceasefire or peace agreement, they are often called upon to play an active role in peacekeeping efforts and to participate in the early stages of peacebuilding.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“Moreover, as noted by one African Head of State, we will not achieve peace simply by avoiding confrontation. Peace represents humankind's mental health, the satisfaction of seeing justice overcome injustice. Experience has shown that peace accords will succeed only in the light of respect for the rule of law. That requires strengthened confidence in police, justice and corrections sectors. Nevertheless, it is universally acknowledged that upholding the rule of law is fundamental in ensuring lasting peace after conflict. In other words, peacekeeping efforts must lead to improved police, justice and corrections services, as well as the institutions to which they are accountable.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“With respect to the Great Lakes region, to which my country belongs, it must be emphasized that respect for the rule of law is a democratic value that plays no part in the ambitions of those who seek, through actions or deeds, to reignite hotbeds of tension. The remnants of the negative forces that have long appeared on the updated lists of persons under sanctions by the United Nations, the European Union and the Government of the United States of America who still remain in the region should understand that they will not enjoy impunity. Sooner or later, they will have to answer to justice for their actions. We urge those countries harbouring them to assist in arresting and transferring them before the competent judicial bodies, including before the International Criminal Court.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“We make a valuable contribution to promoting the rule of law through our active participation in the major legal instruments of the United Nations system. We are therefore among those courageous States Members of the United Nations that have formally made declarations of acceptance of the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. For more than a decade now, having positively added to its docket a number of matters, we have been one of the main appellants before the Court. Along those lines, we also remain a model of cooperation with the International Criminal Court, which was established to combat impunity for crimes whose gravity has long outraged humankind's collective consciousness.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“Mr. Gata Mavita wa Lufuta (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): Madam President, as this is the first time my delegation takes the floor during your presidency of the Security Council in the month of February 2014, allow me the pleasure of commending your work and to say how pleased my country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is to see the friendly country of Lithuania leading the Council's deliberations this month. I also thank you for giving me this opportunity to take the floor before the Council at this meeting focused on the promotion and strengthening of the rule of law in the maintenance of international peace and security. My country aspires to peace and stability.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“President, said here in yesterday's debate (see S/PV.7105), so that the Great Lakes region can move forward. But we do not want to talk to people who have other ideas in mind and want to stop the Great Lakes region from making progress, who want to continue to stir up difficulties and war for others because that makes them happy. We do not want that. That is what I wanted to say in answer to Ambassador Gasana. I thank you, Mr. President, for allowing me to come and talk about such things, although this is not really the sort of discussion that we should really be having here.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“On the other hand, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) can also provide evidence. Our army has handed over FDLR members to MONUSCO, who were sent to Rwanda and then were recycled and sent back to the Congo in order to continue to perpetuate this ongoing situation, of which we are all aware. The evidence is there, so Rwanda cannot come here and tell us that it wants to help us. The Congo has helped Rwanda. You yourself, Ambassador Gasana, were trained by the Congo. You know that. I will not dwell on that. I say once again that we desire to peace. We want peace and to enter into dialogue with people who are sincere and who want to be constructive and forget the past, as you, Mr.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“But we know how that country behaves here in the Council. It has never accepted anything, but systematically denies all the evidence, even what is clear to everyone. It fails to see it. On the FDLR, agains we say that we are open. We want the experts to help us and give us specific information and avenues that we can follow to carry out investigations. That desire of ours is clearly reflected in the report before the Council (S/2014/42, annex). Members themselves can see that in the report, and see the efforts that my country has made to combat the FDLR and hunt them down. Rwanda is present in our Congo - I do not know how long it has been - and Ambassador Gasana could tell us how many F DLR members his country's army has arrested.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“On 13 January here before the Council, you, Mr. President, heard the briefing by Mrs. Robinson (see S/PV.7094). In her intervention, she clearly said that. Let Rwanda tell Mrs, Robinson that she, not the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is telling lies because we want peace. When we point out those facts, are we supposed to come here to be lectured to by Ambassador Gasana. He should respect our country. He should stop that arrogant attitude. We are a sovereign State. We can come here and speak about our country because we know that we should bring all such problems here in order for peace to be restored in our country. As I said with regard to the FDLR - the Council followed my statement - we are open. We do not reject things, as they do. Members are here in the Council with them all the time and follow the discussions.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“As I said, the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo wants peace not only throughout its territory but also with its neighbours, because it is by living in peace that we can bring about integration projects and develop our region. Ambassador Gasana said that Rwanda was helping the Democratic Republic of the Congo and wanted to help it. We want to have a dialogue with people who are sincere, who are not hypocrites and who say clearly what they want, but not to people who say "yes" when they really mean "no". The Council well knows that the United Nations initiated an instrument that should restore peace in the region - the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region. That agreement is not observed by Rwanda or Uganda. It is not us who are saying that.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“If Rwanda wishes to object to what the experts say, it must address itself to the experts appointed and mandated by the Council, including Rwanda itself. But the representative of Rwanda cannot tell the Democratic Republic of the Congo to shut up and to never bring its problems before the Council again. We are a sovereign country. He must respect us as such and end such arrogance. With regard to the FDLR, as that is the important issue which he keeps coming back to, the Council has heard what I said. The Democratic Republic of the Congo remains open. The Democratic Republic of the Congo chooses a constructive solution because it wants peace.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“Mr. Gata Mavita wa Lufuta (Democratic Republic of Congo) (spoke in French): I would like to respond to the statement just made by the representative of Rwanda, a Security Council member. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a sovereign country that does not take orders from the representative of Rwanda, even if his country is a member of the Security Council. He has no business forbidding us to come to this international body to present our problems, as other States do. What we said earlier is not something we have invented; the information was provided by the experts whom the Security Council has mandated to go into the field. It is those experts who gathered the facts and recorded them.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, whose courage and determination I commend, as well as the support of the MONUSCO Intervention Brigade to the FARDC. Finally, I cannot sufficiently thank the members of the Security Council for the continued valuable initiatives taken to re-establish peace in my country.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“On the other hand, all of the contents of the original text upon which basis the Council should have expressed its concern about reports indicating the resumption of the M-23's military activities - namely, recruitment - were simply set aside, perhaps to please Rwanda. In conclusion, my delegation would like to take this opportunity to especially thank Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon for his personal involvement in resolving the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Equally, thanks also go to Her Excellency Mrs. Mary Robinson, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region of Africa, for her remarkable efforts in carrying out the important mission entrusted to her by the Secretary-General. I cannot forget the positive work of MONUSCO, headed by Mr.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“The resolution is based on the report of the Group of Experts and concerns the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It involves obligations on the part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and all of its people. We believe that all of the explanations provided regarding the FDLR could have been included in another resolution on Rwanda on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, which was committed by Rwandans against Rwandans, on Rwanda territory - a genocide in which the Democratic Republic of the Congo was never involved, either closely or from a distance.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“In order to be credible and effective, sanctions must be carefully targeted and vigorously enforced. We firmly believe that sanctions will enable the swift restoration of peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and throughout the region. They will also prevent the continuing illegal exploitation of natural resources and other wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, against the backdrop of rebellions supported by external Powers. With respect to resolution 2136 (2014), which the Council just adopted, everyone is familiar with the practice established by the Council regarding the drafting of such a resolution. Nevertheless, it seems to us that the method followed in drafting the current resolution did not respect such practice.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“My Government again thanks the entire international community for having clearly reported, through the Group of Experts, Rwanda's involvement in destabilizing the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I request that the Council account for all of the consequences arising from the Violation by Rwanda and Uganda of the Council's own resolutions regarding the arms embargo and the sanctions regime. The Council is aware of human, material, testimonial and documentary evidence of Rwanda's aggression. Faced with this tragedy, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, along with the entire Congolese people and the rest of the international community, expect the Council to take a firm and unequivocal stand in line with the implementation of sanctions.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“That is especially clear in the case of the leaders of the former M-23 who have long remained on the current list of persons targeted by sanctions imposed by the United Nations, the European Union and the United States, and who have been protected by Rwanda, where they have found shelter. In July 2013, my Government formally requested the extradition of four M-23 leaders in Rwanda, to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, namely, Innocent Zimurinda, Baudouin Ngaruye, Eric Badege and Jean- Marie Runiga Lugerero. Rwanda has never responded to my Government's request. It is incumbent upon the Council to require those countries, and Uganda, to cooperate in arresting and transferring the criminals to the appropriate international and Congolese judicial bodies.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“The sanctions announced by the United States Department of the Treasury and by the United Nations last year fall far short in addressing all the conclusions of the Group of Experts, which, in addition to the M-23 rebels, has clearly implicated Rwanda and Uganda, the host countries helping them to reorganize in order to perpetuate instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In spite of the overwhelming evidence reported by MONUSCO and the Group of Experts, Rwanda - as always - denies the facts brought before it, unable to refute even a single fact overwhelmingly implicating it in the destabilization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, that country, which is also a member of the Security Council, continues to refuse to implement the sanctions on which it has voted.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“In flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations, it contravenes the principles of peaceful coexistence, international humanitarian law, the protection of human rights and the peremptory norms of international law. As I address the issue of consecutive sanctions violations of the arms embargo, allow me also to recall the sanctions imposed on certain M-23 leaders last year. It is appropriate to note that sanctions are useful only when they have a direct impact. In other words, they have to demonstrate their effectiveness by achieving the designated goal.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“In addition to what I have stated here, the report also denounces and documents the many incursions of the Rwandan army into Congolese territory in violation of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of my country. Such an attitude constitutes an act of aggression, which must be acknowledged and condemned by the Security Council pursuant to the provisions of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. Rwanda's attitude in that regard, highlighted by a United Nations Group of Experts operating under a mandate set out by a binding resolution, constitutes an illegitimate use of force against the territorial integrity and political independence of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“To conclude this part of my statement, it is appropriate to point out that, in addition to the military solution to the FDLR issue, my Government wishes to remind the Security Council of the recommendation made at the most recent joint summit of the Southern African Development Community and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, held on 4 November 2013 in Pretoria, which called on the members of those two organizations to work for the repatriation of hostile forces to their countries of origin. It is against that backdrop that my Government calls on Rwanda to agree to the repatriation of the FDLR to their country of origin, Rwanda. The same applies to other neighbouring countries.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“It was therefore in good faith that the Congolese authorities committed themselves, together with the Rwandans, to continue to hunt the FDLR. And it is in good faith that the Congolese army, which defeated the M-23, undertakes to continue its efforts in that direction. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, whose civilian population is the only one in the region since the Rwandan genocide to have to pay the heavy price of the recurrent FDLR attacks, has no interest in cooperating in any way whatsoever with hostile Rwandan forces.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“That resolve is emphasized in the report that my Government sent to the Security Council under cover of a letter dated 16 January 2014, in which my delegation reminded the Council of the efforts of the joint military operations that the armies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda had carried out several years earlier, as well as the joint operations that were carried out between the FARDC and the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo (MONUC) in 2004 and 2005, the Kimia I and Kimia II Operations, in 2008 and 2009, respectively, carried out with the support of MONUC, the Amani Leo Operation, carried out with the support of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) from 2010 to 2012, and the active involvement, first, of MONUC, and then of MONUSCO, in the repatriation to their countries of origin of FDLR members who chose to participate in the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“The Democratic Republic of the Congo is serious about peace. We wish to live peaceably within our borders, but we also wish to see peace for all the countries of the region. It is from that point of view, therefore, that my Government would like to have some avenues of inquiry and specific intelligence as to the alleged collaboration between the FARDC and the FDLR, in order to enable it to begin investigations and establish responsibility with a view to taking the resulting necessary measures. Moreover, my Government is aware that the matter of the FDLR is one of the pretexts most frequently used by Rwanda to destabilize the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We wish to reassure the Security Council that the settlement of the issue remains a priority for my Government, even after the defeat of M-23.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“That information was also confirmed by Mr. Kobler in his statement to the Council on 13 January 2014. My delegation notes that, despite the renewed activity of the M-23 launched from Rwandan and Ugandan territory - two countries that are signatories of the Framework agreement and hosts former M-23 combatants - the report of the Panel of Experts unfortunately does not contain a single recommendation on the resurgence of the M-23, neither with respect to its leaders nor with respect to Rwanda and Uganda, which continue to violate their commitments under the Framework agreement. In its report, the Group of Experts also describes allegations whereby the Forces armees de la Republique democratique du Congo (FARDC) cooperate to a certain extent with the Forces democratiques de libe'ration du Rwanda (FDLR), to which it supplies weapons.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“The final report of the Group of Experts clearly establishes the fact that the former M-23 rebels continue to recruit members in Rwanda despite their defeat in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It also confirms that the M-23 has received continued support from Rwandan territory. Finally, the Group of Experts confirms the fact that it had received credible information to the effect that M-23 leaders could move freely in Uganda and travel outside that country. They reported the case of an M-23 leader who went to Europe from Uganda. Moreover, the report of the Secretary-General sets forth credible information according to which the M-23 has continued to recruit members after the statements declaring the end of hostilities made in Nairobi in December and has once again become active in Ituri.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“That is why my Government welcomes the fact that the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has carefully considered the final report of the Group of Experts, in line with its mandate to monitor compliance with sanctions. My delegation would like to draw the attention of the Security Council to the report of the Group of Experts and the credible information contained in the report (S/2013/773) of the Secretary-General that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr. Martin Kobler, submitted to Council members on 13 January 2014 (see S/PV.7094). The two reports detail the resurgence of the defunct Mouvement du 23 Mars (M-23) and the ongoing support of Rwanda and Uganda for that former terrorist group.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“In that regard, the Democratic Republic of the Congo wishes to recall that the violations listed in the final report before the Council have not been identified by an anonymous organization or one without a mandate or one merely trying to attract the attention of the international community for its own sake. Those serious violations of the relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions and the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region have been observed and documented by a team oftrustworthy persons appointed by the Security Council on the basis of their skills and expertise.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“I should like to take this opportunity to fulfil a most agreeable duty, that of congratulating you, Sir, most warmly, speaking both for myself and for my delegation, on the work carried out during your presidency of the Security Council. I would like, first ofall, on behalfofthe Government and the entire people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to thank the Group of Experts, which, as was the case two years ago, has once again produced an acceptable final report. It is a report that highlights the repeated patterns of two neighbouring countries used to swimming against the current with respect to the precepts of peace proclaimed by the United Nations, the African Union and subregional organizations to which they claim to belong and which persist unabashedly in destabilizing the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“Mr. Gata Mavita wa Lufuta (Democratic Republic ofthe Congo) (spoke in French): Allow me, Mr. President, as the Jordanian presidency of the Security Council comes to an end, to express to you the pleasure of my delegation at seeing you presiding over this public meeting of the Security Council on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly on the final report of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (S/2014/42, annex). As the month of January comes to an end, my delegation welcomes the fact that the work of the Security Council is being conducted by the representative of Jordan, a country with which my country shares excellent relations marked by mutual esteem and consideration.”
2014-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7107 (2014) · source
“My country also welcomes the most recent declaration of Goma as a weapons-free area for armed groups. We believe that to be in line with the Intervention Brigade's assigned tasks, one of which is to keep all harmful forces, without exception, from being able to cause any damage. In conclusion, let me emphasize that the substantial flow of arms throughout the Great Lakes region, particularly in North Kivu, deserves our attention. We believe that the protection of civilians in times of conflict can be effectively ensured only by also fighting against the proliferation of weapons. My delegation therefore calls for sanctions to be imposed on States that, in violating arms embargoes, promote human rights violations by providing weapons to armed groups.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“My delegation therefore endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2012/376) on ways to translate the Council's commitment to protection into tangible results for people in danger. In the same vein, my delegation appreciates the relevance of the findings of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Human Rights Watch. My country welcomes the exemplary efforts undertaken on our behalf by the United Nations through the Framework Agreement and resolution 2098 (2013), which authorized the deployment of the Intervention Brigade. We believe that, through those actions, peace, which is the main condition on which all security is based, will quickly return and thus put an end to the suffering endured by the people in the east of my country.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“My delegation would like to highlight that, in legal terms, progress has been made in the field of international law, in particular international humanitarian law, international criminal law and international human rights law. It is dismaying to note that, despite that progress, civilians are still the primary victims of armed conflict. My delegation believes that, in order to more effectively protect populations, those laws must be respected by all parties to a conflict. In that context, the responsibility of the perpetrators of atrocities, whether domestic or foreign, must be clearly laid out, in accordance with the basic rules of international humanitarian law, and sanctions against them must be considered.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“That is why my country is determined to shoulder its responsibilities by investing in the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region. As we have stated before, my country has made a great effort in the conflict areas, and significant progress has been made in terms of mitigating the threats to the population's security and improving the Government's management of the security situation. However, because of the M-23 terrorists, North Kivu continues to experience violence and instability. Despite calls for order by the international community, M-23, which is bolstered by the well-known outside support it receives, continues to cut down human lives and forcibly displace the people of the province.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“That group, which is associated with Al-Shabaab fighters, recently committed a number of abuses against the civilian population in the area of Beni. During the month of July, they temporarily occupied the town of Kamango and looted several public buildings, the town hospital, pharmacies, the offices of international non-governmental organizations and all motorcycle taxis. Several people were also kidnapped, including the town chief, and nine of them were executed. The thugs even attacked a contingent of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on patrol. The situation I just briefly outlined shows the magnitude of the tragedy inflicted on the people of North Kivu.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“A Government press release of 22 July reported that serious abuses had been committed in the city of Kiwandja, in North Kivu, by terrorists from the Mouvement du 23 mars (M-23). The toll of the violence included 10 houses and 15 shops looted, 13 young people killed, 7 women raped and 13 people injured. Moreover, those of us who have seen the most recent report by Human Rights Watch, published on 22 July, also on the situation in North Kivu, are no doubt aware of the many unspeakable crimes committed by the M-23 forces. Besides the M-23 terrorists, 30 armed groups are active in North Kivu province. I will not list all those armed groups, but will just mention the single case of the Allied Democratic Forces - National Army for the Liberation of Uganda.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“The war situation prevailing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, particularly in North Kivu and its surroundings, has led to a resurgence in violence and new forms of crime. The massive violations of human rights there include extrajudicial and summary executions, the forcible recruitment of child soldiers, abductions, rape and sexual violence, looting of public and private property and the illegal exploitation of natural resources. To give the Council an idea of the magnitude of the tragedy, Ms. Kang Kyung-wha, Assistant Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs, who visited the region two months ago, noted in her report an increase in the number of displaced persons, which has increased from 1.8 million in early 2012 to 2.6 million today. She also highlighted the 300 cases of rape recorded by the Panzi Hospital every month.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“That is why my delegation welcomes the interest that the Security Council attaches to this issue, which is central to its peacekeeping missions. As the Council knows, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as in other conflict situations around the world, thousands of people continue to suffer every day of the war. As stated here in the Chamber last past month (see S/PV.7011)by Mr. Raymond Tshibanda N'tungamulongo, Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophone Affairs of my country, owing to repeated conflicts, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has lost more than six million people, a tragedy that is, in terms of scale, without equal in the history of humankind.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“Mr. Gata Mavita wa Lufuta (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): I would like first of all to thank your country, Madam President, the Argentine Republic, for holding this open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I also take this opportunity to thank His Excellency Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Ms. Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs; Ms. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; and Mr. Philip Spoerri, Director for International Law and Cooperation of the International Committee of the Red Cross, for their statements. The protection of civilians in armed conflict remains for my country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a subject of great concern.”
2013-08-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7019 (2013) · source
“With approximately 8 million killed in the course of 15 years of successive wars, the slaughter of civilians in my country presents one of the darkest pictures that humankind has seen since the Second World War.”
2013-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6928 (2013) · source
“Under the Framework Agreement, the countries of the region committed themselves not to interfere in the internal affairs of neighbouring States or to tolerate or provide assistance or any type of support to armed groups, as well as to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of neighbouring States. Lastly, as the Council will shortly move to informal consultations to continue its discussion of the subject, I should like to conclude by asking that members take to heart the suffering of the Congolese people, of the children separated from their families and of the women who are raped every day. Above all, members should not forget that in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, more than in other zones of conflict throughout the world, thousands of people continue to be the victims of war on a daily basis.”
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“We also ask that the Council quickly authorize the speedy deployment of the intervention brigade in order to eradicate the negative forces, including the M-23, as well as to help to ensure closer monitoring of the country's eastern border in order to prevent foreign incursions, as well as to prevent all support to armed groups operating in that part of the country, including M-23 terrorists. Moreover, my Government calls on the States of the region to implement in goodwill the commitments into which they freely entered. Among other things, we call on them to change their policies, behaviour and attitudes.”
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“Following the conclusion of the Framework Agreement, we ask that the Secretary-General finalize the list of prerequisites for the deployment of the brigade. In particular, we ask that he quickly appoint a special envoy tasked with supporting the countries of the region and helping them to follow up the progress made in connection with the goals that have been set to help implement the Framework. We also call on him to promote the speedy implemenation of all aspects of the Framework Agreement. Given the urgency of the matter and the fragility of the situation on the ground, we call on the Security Council to quickly adopt a resolution authorizing a change in MONUSCO'S mandate to make it much more robust.”
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