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Gata Mavita Wa Lufuta

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first: 2012-09-19
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“Since we have to discuss the events of31 December, it is important to point out that we have a law in the Democratic Republic of the Congo governing the organization of public demonstrations that requires that the relevant authorities be sent a request indicating the time that the demonstration will start, the route it will follow and the starting and ending points, in order to enable the security forces to keep order and protect the protesters if necessary. The information we have from the relevant authorities shows that the demonstration organizers did not comply with that legal procedure. Indeed, the letter that the Secular Coordination Committee sent to the Governor of Kinshasa on 27 December contained none of the information I have just described.”
2018-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8153 (2018) · source
“The Council will undoubtedly agree with me that while we await the elections scheduled for 23 December 2018, the attitude we need from the political stakeholders and our citizens generally is a willingness to do everything possible to ensure that we are well prepared for these deadlines in an atmosphere of calm. It is therefore not helpful to be dealing with the agitation and protests that gave rise to the events of the kind that we experienced on 31 December organized by the Secular Coordination Committee, which is part of the Catholic Church, and supported by a fringe opposition that has rejected all compromise since the process began. The truth is that while agitating for elections, this fringe opposition does not actually seem to want to see them held.”
2018-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8153 (2018) · source
“On 31 December, President Joseph Kabila Kabange emphasized in an address to the nation that "today's adoption and promulgation of the Election Act, the registration of the electoral rolls and the subsequent distribution of seats and establishment of polling stations, in accordance with the electoral calendar published by the Independent National Electoral Commission, will lead us ineluctably to the holding of elections". All of the active stakeholders in the country, especially the candidates, must work together to respect the established timetable. After the publication of the calendar, which, as we all know, fixed 23 December 2018 as the date for the elections, that part of the opposition that still resists compromise and everything that is being done to complete the process in an atmosphere of calm has continued to make waves.”
2018-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8153 (2018) · source
“As we mentioned in October (see S/PV.8067), the work of updating the electoral register, which had entered its last phase with the enrolment of voters in Kasai and Kasai Central provinces, as well as in the Luilu and Kamiji territories of Lomami province, will end this month. As of today, the registered voters number 45,810,308, of whom 24,095,030 are men and 21,715,278 women. It is important to note that the work of updating the electoral roll was entirely financed by the Government at a cost of $400,821,569. As the Council can see, the Democratic Republic of the Congo authorities are determined to see that elections are held.”
2018-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8153 (2018) · source
“We have thoroughly studied the Secretary-General's report (S/2018/16) on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), which Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, has just briefed us on. While we are grateful for his presentation, we believe that we can usefully improve the Council's understanding with some explanations on various points brought up in the report. In order to do that, we will touch on the political situation, the steps being taken to lessen political tensions, the security situation and, very briefly, on the strategic dialogue. With regard to the political situation, during the last three months of 2017 the attention of every political stakeholder in our country was once again focused on the electoral process.”
2018-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8153 (2018) · source
“Mr. Gata Mavita Wa Lufuta (Democratic Republic ofthe Congo) (spoke in French): At the outset, I congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. We are honoured to see the friendly country of Kazakhstan presiding over the deliberations of the Council today. I would like to thank you for taking my country's situation seriously and including it in your programme of work for this month, thereby giving us an opportunity to express our point ofview on the issues under discussion. I would also like to take this opportunity to once again thank the Council on behalf of the Government and the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the untiring efforts of the United Nations to find solutions to the conflict that has prevailed in the eastern part of our country for several years.”
2018-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8153 (2018) · source
“I should not conclude without thanking the United Nations for its commitment and dedication to my country's cause, as well as reiterating our gratitude to all the members of the Security Council.”
2017-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7998 (2017) · source
“To date, as the report clearly highlights, the number of refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the beginning of June was 467,473, most of them from neighbouring countries mentioned in the report. Besides these refugees, there are also many foreign armed groups. The regional approach to the situation is therefore important and should continue. As the report acknowledges with regard to the deployment of MONUSCO and its fulfilment of its mandate, the drawdown of 3,600 peacekeepers that is the subject of one of the provisions of resolution 2348 (2017) has not yet taken place. Nor has the operationalization of the Intervention Brigade. According to our information, that cannot happen until the current troops are replaced by far more seasoned troops with equipment that is better adapted to dealing with asymmetric conflict.”
2017-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7998 (2017) · source
“About 100 metres away, in a second alleged mass grave, the investigators found a l2-bore shotgun. In the third, they found two headless bodies. In Tshimbulu territory, an alleged mass grave had been dug near the place where the two United Nations experts' bodies were found. The joint MONUSCO/FARDC teams found a motorcycle in it. We are not saying that mass graves do not exist. It is up to those who say that they exist to show them to us and for investigators to establish their existence. Unfortunately, as the Council will have realized, in the cases I referred to, which MONUSCO announced with much fanfare, the report avoids saying anything that would contradict it. The deplorable situation of displaced persons is not confined to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2017-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7998 (2017) · source
“To bring closure to this topic, I would like to assure the Council that justice will be rendered for the United Nations experts as well as for their four Congolese companions, whose bodies have never been found. Ultimately, justice will finally be rendered to all of our compatriots who have fallen victim to the violence of the Kamwina Nsapu militia. The report also mentions the mass graves that have been found in those parts of the country. In that regard, I should point out what happened just in some cases investigated by ajoint mission carried out by MONUSCO and the military prosecutor of the Forces armees de la Republique democratique du Congo (FARDC) in the commune of Nganza a Kananga, where MONUSCO claimed to have identified seven mass graves. When the first alleged mass grave was opened, they found one body.”
2017-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7998 (2017) · source
“It is a fact that, as happens in every army all over the world, some marginal elements have committed abuses that we deplore and condemn. My Government has taken the necessary steps to ensure that they are punished. Consider the violence that occurred in the Kasais, where the Kamwina Nsapu militia attacked our security forces, killing and beheading some of them and exhibiting their heads like trophies. If that happened in Council members' countries, how would their forces of law and order react? When a country's armed forces sometimes react violently in the face of even minor events, that we all live through, how do Council members react? What steps do they take? I think we should avoid double standards on such issues.”
2017-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7998 (2017) · source
“The Government, which has been cooperating on the matter with MONUSCO and the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office, is determined to conduct the case transparently and to punish the perpetrators of the crime. In that spirit, we welcomed the request of the United States Government, which is participating in the investigations through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. As I have told the Council previously, my Government is also ready and open to working with the Swedish Government ifit would like us to. The ongoing investigations have enabled us to arrest 11 more suspects, of whom eight have been identified as having played a direct role in the killing of the experts. With regard to some Council members' statements, my delegation was surprised by the virulent reactions to our forces of law and order.”
2017-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7998 (2017) · source
“In connection with the human rights violations reported in those provinces, the President of the Republic had already instructed the Minister of Justice to take the necessary steps to expedite investigations so that all the victims who have experienced atrocities in these regions can see justice done. In that context, the behaviour of the marginal elements of the army who have committed atrocities against civilians in Mwanza Lomba has been condemned by a military court, and it is therefore not true to say, as some Council members have done, that their violations have gone unpunished. The military court is continuing its investigations in order to punish all the guilty parties. Similarly, we are proceeding with action on the murder of the two United Nations experts.”
2017-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7998 (2017) · source
“That is why it remains mobilized and focused on acting, with the army's help, to restore order, peace and security and to continue to work to eradicate national and foreign armed groups. In the case of the Kasai provinces generally, as the report acknowledges, our army is working to restore order and curb insecurity there. In that regard, I should mention that a large number - almost 1,700 - of militiamen have surrendered, with their weapons, and have received reintegration kits from the Government, while 138 children from their ranks have been handed over to UNICEF and MONUSCO for social integration.”
2017-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7998 (2017) · source
“Going back to the concern that certain Council members expressed about the organization of elections, the Council will agree that we need all of the country's provinces to participate. The fact is that we cannot contemplate organizing a ballot as important as the presidential election without including Kasai and Kasai Central provinces, which represent more than 10 per cent of our entire voting population. It goes without saying that if an election were held without them it could undermine the credibility of the result, which in turn could lead to disorder and trouble. On the security front, the Government is aware of the worrying situation in the eastern part of the country and in both Kasais.”
2017-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7998 (2017) · source
“Hence it is critical that displaced persons who fled abroad and to other parts of the country owing to insecurity return to their homes to participate in the process. To that end, the Government invites the peoples of the two provinces to demonstrate greater civic- mindedness so as to enable the process to take place smoothly. It also calls upon political stakeholders of all stripes, civil society and members of the international community to avoid the use of any rhetoric likely to rekindle tensions so as to create an environment conducive to restoring calm and tranquillity, all of which are vital to the holding of elections. To date, the Independent National Electoral Commission has already registered nearly 33 million of the 45 million expected voters throughout the country.”
2017-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7998 (2017) · source
“As regards the elections, as noted in the report, the process of updating the voter register appears to be well under way. Thirteen of the country's 26 provinces have been fully covered by the process. Efforts are ongoing in 11 others but have not yet begun in the provinces ofKasai and Kasai Central because of the insecurity prevailing there as a result of the activities of the Kamwina Nsapu militia. Indeed, in those provinces certain officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission were singled out; a number of offices were set ablaze and equipment was destroyed. Today a certain degree of calm has returned, and the Commission has committed to once again deploying equipment. According to the schedule that it has established, operations could commence in both provinces as early as 20 July.”
2017-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7998 (2017) · source
“As regards the latter issue, it is important to stress that, as part of the forthcoming establishment of said council, a preparatory meeting was held on Monday, 3 July, that brought together the members ofthe council, including representatives of the Majorite pre'sidentielle, the opposition groups that signed the agreement of 18 October, part ofthe Rassemblement-those affiliated with Felix Tshisekedi and their allies having refused to participate - and representatives of civil society. Another meeting involving those same individuals will be held shortly and will focus on the appointment by consensus of the chair of said body, the validation of members' mandates and their entry into office, and the drawing up of internal rules of procedure.”
2017-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7998 (2017) · source
“As regards the political situation, and as noted in the report in paragraph 3, following a lack of flexibility and of concessions on the part of the Rassemblement des forces politiques et sociales de la Republique democratique du Congo acquises au changement, the appointment of the members of the Government has been delayed. This same attitude also prevailed during the signing of the specific arrangements on the implementation of the agreement and led to a delay in the establishment of the National Council for Oversight of the Agreement and the Electoral Process.”
2017-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7998 (2017) · source
“My delegation took note of the content of the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)(S/2017/435). I thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, who has just briefed the Council thereon. We have a few observations to make regarding the analysis of a number of issues addressed in the report, with a view to deepening the Council's understanding. In that regard, I would particularly focus on issues pertaining to the political situation, the security situation and human rights violations in the Kasai region. I will also briefly touch upon the Force transformation and the strategic dialogue.”
2017-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7998 (2017) · source
“Mr. Gata Mavita wa Lufuta (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): It is an honour for me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July and to thank you for the opportunity afforded me to address the Council at this meeting, which is devoted to the situation concerning my country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I would like also to extend the gratitude of the Congolese Government and the Congolese people to all members of the Security Council for their commitment to my country's cause and their ongoing concern as they seek to ensure that peace and stability are fully restored throughout all of its territory.”
2017-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7998 (2017) · source
“To date, nine suspects, four of whom are in the grim video showing the savage murder of the two experts, have been arrested and are currently being tried. The military judiciary in my country is counting on the assistance of MONUSCO, which states that it has information about areas where fugitives are hiding in order to help it arrest and try these criminals. I would be rcmiss it'I were to conclude without once again reassuring the Council of my country's determination to carry out these investigations to the very end, in a transparent way, so as to punish, as we mentioned, the guilty parties. The meeting ruse at 3.35 p.m.”
2017-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7981 (2017) · source
“With respect to the judicial proceedings on the death of the two experts, as we mentioned before, an investigation was initiated by the Congolese military judiciary, with MONUSCO and the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office both lending support. The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has also become involved at the request of the Government of the United States of America. The Government of my country is open and willing to follow suit ifthe Swedish Government issues a request to that end. Since 5 June 2017, the trial of these murders has been under way in Kananga, in Central Kasai. MONUSCO and the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office havc bccn attending every day, as have all other non-governmental organizations that wish to do so.”
2017-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7981 (2017) · source
“My delegation would flag as proof the recent cases of reported mass graves that were dismissed by our Human Rights Minister in Geneva. It is confounding to note that MONUSCO up until now has failed to announce the results of the joint MONUSCO and military justice representatives' visits on the ground. Indeed, in a number of these alleged mass graves, what these joint missions found was something other than what was expected, namely, a l2-calibre hunting weapon in one, a motorcycle in another, two decapitated bodies in a third and a body in a fourth. And today it is the Congolese military judiciary that has begun to insist that MONUSCO show the other mass graves for them to pursue their joint work.”
2017-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7981 (2017) · source
“In that regard, one should note the adoption last month of a road map and the establishment of a task force in which MONUSCO and the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office are members. The Government also hopes to receive technical and logistical assistance from the two United Nations agencies for the joint investigations. Furthermore, it expects from them frank collaboration devoid of any political interference. With specific reference to mass graves, reports of their existence were made here at Headquarters, mainly by MONUSCO. We deplore the contrast between the speed with which MONUSCO spreads rumours and the slow pace of informing the international community when those rumours turn out to be groundless.”
2017-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7981 (2017) · source
“Sanctions should also target transit and host countries of transit for these blood minerals. In view of the fact that resolution 2360 (2017) refers to the situation in the Kasais region, my delegation deems it wise to inform the Council that the Government has undertaken joint investigations to shed light on the events that took place in the there. Contrary to what I have heard here, the Government of my country has never refused to cooperate with investigations relating to events in the Kasais. It is working jointly with the United Nations through the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office.”
2017-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7981 (2017) · source
“However, important security issues that require an urgent response, such as the South Sudanese combatants, have been cast aside. Turning to the sanctions regime, my delegation believes that resolution 2360 (2017) spells out no measure that could stabilize the situation with regard to the plundering of natural resources being exported from the Democratic Republic of the Congo through bordering countries. The same holds true for weapons and munitions trafficking. Council members will agree with us that armed groups do not sell the products of their looting to so-called little people, that is, people without resources. We believe that, in order to put an end to this situation, sanctions must be imposed against multinational companies. They are well known and supply these criminals with weapons.”
2017-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7981 (2017) · source
“In so doing we could have avoided the adoption of a plethora of resolutions that, at first blush, are unwarranted in the present case. Council members will agree that adopting a resolution in March, a second one in June and a third in August or September is not an approach that would facilitate their implementation. Furthermore, we believe that political issues, such those related to the 31 December 2016 political agreement and to the elections, which are already duly reflected in the resolution adopted in March (resolution 2348 (2017)), need not have been referred to in a resolution of the Sanctions Committee. My delegation has already lamented this situation, which was the subject of its note verbale of 20 June 2016, which was conveyed to various member States of the Council at the time.”
2017-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7981 (2017) · source
“As the High Commissioner for Human Rights said yesterday at the thirty-fifth session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Government of my country is determined to ensuring that light be shed on these heinous murders and to ensuring that the perpetrators be held to account. With respect to resolution 2360 (2017) just adopted, I would like to revisit some aspects that, in my delegation's opinion, deserve some comment. Generally speaking, my delegation believes that, insofar as the Group of Experts is due to present its report in two months, the resolution could have been limited to extending the Group's mandate to two months in order to allow it to finalize its report. In our view, the report could have served in principle as a basis for the drafting of the resolution.”
2017-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7981 (2017) · source
“I should also like to express once again to the Council the gratitude of the Congolese Government and people for the efforts of the United Nations with a view to safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of my country, and to provide for and guarantee its peace and stability. My delegation takes note of the Council's adoption of the resolution that renews the mandate of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo until 1 August 2018.cMy delegation takes this opportunity to thank the Group of Experts, which continues to dedicate itself to the cause of the country, and extends its encouragement and sympathy in honouring the memory of two of their colleagues who tragically lost their lives in our country.”
2017-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7981 (2017) · source
“Mr. Gata Mavita wa Lufuta (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): At the outset, I should like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council for thie month of June and to express my delegation's satisfaction at the great skill and professionalism with which you have steered the work of the Council this month. I would also like to thank you for having given me this opportunity to take the floor before the Council during this meeting, dedicated to the adoption of resolution 2360 (2017), which renews the sanctions regime for the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2017-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7981 (2017) · source
“Consequently, paragraph 65 ofthe report, which designates as the head of the Congolese opposition an individual who has not been designated as such by the opposition parties or recognized by the law has no place in the report. In conclusion, I should like to reaffirm that the Government and the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo place much hope in the Addis Ababa agreement on the Framework - a hope to build a lasting peace, promote harmonious coexistence with the countries of the region and place the foundations of stability for all our States without which it is difficult to pave the way forward for regional and mutually advantageous cooperation. That is why my country will always remain attached to the agreement and will pursue its implementation so that it can truly achieve the objectives for which it was conceived.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“Defended yesterday in the Chamber by a large number of Council members, the political agreement of 31 December 2016 only regulates a temporary situation linked to the elections, while legitimacy and the source of power rest in the Constitution. With regard to the Conseil national de suivi de l'accord, the President of the Republic has asked the relevant stakeholders to make a concerted effort to appoint staff quickly by consensus. Before concluding, we believe that it is important to point out that the political opposition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is governed by article 8 of the Constitution, and that its status is determined by statute.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“Tshibala is a member of the Union pour la democratie et le progres social - the party of the late Etienne Tshisekedi - and of the Rassemblement. The latter is already conducting consultations, so as to put together a Government of national unity in the coming days. My delegation believes that the Council must refrain from becoming involved in the conflict within the Rassemblement, the ins and outs of which the Council is not familiar with. In favouring one faction of the Rassemblement, as some members have just done, they risk reigniting the conflict. Moreover, my delegation would like to draw the attention of the Council to the fact that the political agreement of 31 December 2016 does not replace the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“That is why my country has always asked for the Council's involvement, so as to make such cooperation possible with a view to definitively resolving that situation. Concerning the political situation, after the Conference episcopale nationale du Congo reported on its mission to the President of the Republic, as everyone knows, he endeavoured to undertake consultations with the political opposition and the presidential majority. At the conclusion of those consultations, based on the proposals made to him by the Rassemblement des forces politiques et sociales de la Republique democratique du Congo acquises au changement, he appointed on 7 April - in keeping the promise made in his speech given before Congress - Mr. Bruno Tshibala to the post of Prime Minister. Mr.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“Iin that context, especially concerning members of the former Mouvement du 23 mars (M-23), the Democratic Republic of the Congo reaffirms its determination to fulfil its commitments under the Framework agreement signed at Addis Ababa and calls on the other parties to the agreement, in particular Uganda and Rwanda, to do the same. During previous Security Council meetings, my delegation has spoken at length on the subject of the M-23. I believe that it is useful to resume that discussion by saying that the efforts taken by my Government, which have gone so far as to propose to members of M-23 their unconditional repatriation, have not achieved their goal, due to the refusal of the leadership of that movement, which took the former rebels hostage, and to a lack of genuine cooperation with the neighbouring countries that are lodging them.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“Among the names of those high-level persons to be held accountable, one can cite those of General Le'opold Mujyambere, Colonel Fe'licien Nsanzubukire, Colonel Mucebo Habyarimana, Colonel Anastase Munyaneza, Major Vainqueur Nzabimana, Captain Theophile Twagiramungu, Captain Ladislas Ntanganzwa and Mr. Martin Gatabazi . On the other hand, several international arrest warrants submitted to other countries in the region by the Democratic Republic of the Congo within the framework of regional judicial cooperation in pursuit of Congolese nationals who are the alleged perpetrators of crimes against humanity and war crimes remain outstanding. Yet those individuals continue not only to move about freely within neighbouring countries, but are also carrying out destabilizing activities directed against my country.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“Within the framework of the commitments obligating the countries of the region not to harbour or, under any circumstances, provide protection to persons accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, acts of genocide and crimes of aggression, or to persons under a United Nations sanctions regime, and to facilitate the administration of justice through judicial cooperation in the region, my country has apprehended various high-level leaders of the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda (FDLR) sought by international justice, who have been extradited to Rwanda through MONUSCO.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“My delegation would like to reassure the Council that those efforts will continue until the those groups are totally eradicated. The report also acknowledges the relevance of the Congolese Government's request to MONUSCO to rapidly evacuate elements of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition who remain on Congolese territory, while at the same time underlining the situation concerning members of the Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda who are cantoned in three sites and continue to wait to be repatriated to their countries of origin or sent to a third host country. It is important that the Council devote attention to those two situations, which continue to be of concern for my country, instead of deferring them to other countries in the region.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“We appreciate the report of the Secretary-General (S/2017/208) on the implementation of the agreement on the Framework that Mr. Said Djinnit, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, whose presence I welcome, just presented to us. Although the report does not, in general, make any major observations, for our part we would like, nevertheless, to briefly make several comments that my delegation deems important. With regard to the security situation, the Secretary- General's report highlights the efforts of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, working in cooperation with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), to neutralize foreign and domestic armed groups.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“Mr. Gata Mavita wa Lufuta (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): At the outset, allow me, Madam President, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April, and to say how honoured we are to see the United States of America, a friendly country, preside over today's meeting. I would also like to thank you for having taken the initiative of convening this meeting on the Great Lakes region and the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region. I would also like thank all members of the Security Council for the exemplary readiness and determination that they have always shown on every occasion when they have been called upon to consider the situation in my country.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“I would like to end on that note and, on behalf of my Government, warmly thank all MONUSCO troop- contributing countries - in particular the Intervention Brigade - for the many sacrifices they make daily to allow peace to be restored in my country. Once again, on behalf of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, I would like to profusely thank all of the members of the Security Council.”
2017-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7910 (2017) · source
“Before I conclude my statement, Iwould like to point out that the countries of the region that bear witness to the recurring conflict in the east of my country do not understand why, after so many years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, MONUSCO has been unable to put an end to the conflict situation. Those countries not only work together; they have also brought that concern to the attention of the United Nations. This time, they would like MONUSCO's mandate to yield results and restore peace to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and, as recommended by the framework agreement, allow them to live harmoniously in peace and to begin development projects that foster regional integration.”
2017-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7910 (2017) · source
“Today, resolving the controversial matter involving the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda (FDLR) - a situation that the international community created and for which it should assume responsibility - is a burden borne by the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As the Council knows, that situation is not only responsible for instability in the east of my country, but it has also claimed the lives of more than 6 million of our fellow citizens. In the quest for a solution to the issue of the South Sudanese combatants, resolution 2348 (2017) should have put the United Nations at the forefront of that endeavour, rather than the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2017-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7910 (2017) · source
“The Council was given detailed information about the situation involving those combatants, for which MONUSCO alone is responsible because it brought them into our country. That is why my Government, drawing on past experience, continues to ask the Security Council to take the steps necessary to remove those combatants from our country, return them to their home or find a suitable third country to host them. The Council is well aware that, at that time, the international community had asked my country's Government to open a humanitarian corridor to allow Rwandans fleeing their country during the genocide into our territory.”
2017-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7910 (2017) · source
“The Head of State has thus acknowledged that the Prime Minister should be a member of the opposition, which is not a signatory of the 18 October 2016 agreement, and in particular ofthe Rassemblement, and has called on the parties to select by consensus a chairperson of the Council of Elders. Because he is in charge of ensuring that the country's institutions function effectively, the President will address the nation in both houses of Parliament, in accordance with article 77 of the Constitution. The second point of discord is related to the combatants of the Sudan People's Liberation Army in opposition in our country. My delegation cannot understand the reasons for the Council's procrastination on that issue.”
2017-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7910 (2017) · source
“The two points of discord are related to the methods by which the Prime Minister is appointed, as well as to the origin and appointment by consensus of an individual to chair the national council for the monitoring of the agreement, following the death of Mr. Tshisekedi. In spite of the points of discord, CENCO has made suggestions to which the Head of State has pledged his full commitment. For the President, the current deadlock should not be viewed as a failure; talks will continue with a view to taking the most appropriate steps at the earliest opportunity to implement the 13 December 2016 agreement.”
2017-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7910 (2017) · source
“Joseph Kabila Kabange, President of the Republic, to carry out good offices with the political class and the civil society of our country to reach a consensus with a view to peaceful elections. Its mandate came to an end three days ago, as the CENCO reported the results of its mission to the President. With regard to objectives of the CENCO mission, as the Council has surely learned, in spite of the efforts of many the parties were unable to agree on two main points of discord and thus did not sign the specific arrangements, which would have culminated in an agreement on 31 December 2016.”
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“Before closing this chapter, my delegation would be grateful to the translation services to make the corrections necessary to bring the French version of the text of the resolution in line with the English-language original, in particular as concerns paragraph 10. My Government takes note of the downsizing of the MONUSCO contingent by 3,600 Blue Helmets, and will continue its strategic dialogue with the United Nations and international and regional partners in order to determine the schedule leading to the orderly and definitive withdrawal of MONUSCO from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Allow me to come back to two points that we think are important and that we think deserve greater attention. I will begin with the Conference episcopale nationale du Congo (CENCO). As we know, CENCO received a mandate from His Excellency, Mr.”
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“We think that by intensifying operations to eradicate armed groups, this process could have provided greater encouragement to combatants in the two groups to lay down their weapons and to receive the guidance that would facilitate their reintegration into society. Along similar lines, in this important phase the success ofsecurity and justice sector reform could have been promoted by the restoration of the rule of law in troubled areas and the vital support of MONUSCO. However, the Government will do its utmost to safeguard the gains achieved together in that sector by ensuring their implementation. Moreover, my Government reassures the Council of its determination to complete the investigations launched by the high court to shed light on the recent events in Kasa'i Central.”
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