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Gata Mavita Wa Lufuta

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first: 2012-09-19
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“My delegation welcomes the recommendation and support of the Council for the political dialogue, thereby endorsing the initiative of His Excellency Mr. Joseph Kabila Kabange, President of the Republic, who called for its organization a few months ago. The national dialogue will be a landmark in the collective assumption of ownership of our country's future. My Government reaffirms its determination to pursue its efforts to secure the eastern part of its territory. It will therefore pursue the eradication of armed groups and negative forces so as to stabilize the situation in order to enable our people to live in peace, to go freely about their business and to devote themselves to the development of their country.”
2016-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7659 (2016) · source
“Regarding the delay in the electoral process, which the Council has deplored, it is due to one section of the opposition that, after procrastinating recklessly, is causing the stalemate in the process. That group continues to hinder dialogue to this day. Moreover, in the view of my delegation, the Council ought not to have encroached on powers that, under the law of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, fall to the jurisdiction of the National Independent Electoral Commission. In that context, it could have- as it has done in the past- left the setting of all upcoming deadlines, including for the legislative and presidential elections, to the competence of Commission, to which it has recommended the publication of a revised overall electoral calendar.”
2016-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7659 (2016) · source
“The insistence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of my country on the importance that the Democratic Republic of the Congo attaches to peace and stability should not be interpreted as an excuse for my country to postpone the elections. The leader of the Congolese diplomatic corps simply meant that, given our experience in the elections of 2006 and 2011, the necessary requirements and conditions essential to the proper conduct of elections must be met in such a manner that they are in no way tainted by violence either before, during or after their organization, and that the results do not give rise to disputes.”
2016-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7659 (2016) · source
“While thanking the Council for this act, and through it the United Nations, my Government regrets and cannot hide its disappointment that the resolution chooses to ignore the relevant Views of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on key issues involving its future. I therefore wish to comment briefly on certain points, in particular regarding the elections, the fight against armed groups and the drawdown of MONUSCO. With respect to the elections, as His Excellency Mr. Raymond Tshibanda, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, reaffirmed before the Council on 23 March (see S/PV.7654), my country attaches great importance to the organization of free elections that meet international standards of inclusiveness, transparency and credibility.”
2016-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7659 (2016) · source
“Mr. Gata Mavita wa Lufuta (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): As Angola's presidency of the Security Council is coming to an end, allow me to convey to you, Sir, the full esteem and appreciation of my delegation for the mastery with which you have led the Security Council's work this month, and for the expertise and competence with which you have fulfilled your mission. I take this opportunity to thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak before the Council at this meeting on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. My delegation notes the adoption a moment ago of resolution 2277 (2016), on the renewal ofthe mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo (MONUSCO).”
2016-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7659 (2016) · source
“Lastly, my delegation would like to express the gratitude of the Government and the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Security Council for its dedication to our country, and to offer the Council our best wishes for 2016 at the beginning of this new year.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7603 (2016) · source
“In that context, my delegation commends the Secretary-General's recommendations to the Security Council, in his letter of 16 December 2015 (S/2015/983) addressed to the President of the Council for the month of December, on the review of MONUSCO's mandate coming up in March, especially where reducing the Mission's military strength and improving its effectiveness are concerned. In conclusion, my Government has taken note of the Secretary-General's comments. We welcome and greatly appreciate the assistance and sacrifices of the international community in general, and the peacekeepers of MONUSCO and the Force Intervention Brigade in particular, aimed at preserving the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our country and ensuring peace and stability for our people.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7603 (2016) · source
“In that regard, I should point out that the Congolese Government, which remains committed to continuing discussions with the United Nations in a spirit of mutual trust, is hoping that the dialogue will result in a good outcome that, among other things, will enable us to intensify our pursuit of the negative forces still operating in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to resume our joint operations against the FDLR, in accordance with MONUSCO's mandate.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7603 (2016) · source
“It is also important that the countries that are sheltering them be encouraged to translate their commitments into action and find lasting political solutions to the obstacles to repatriating these former combatants and rehabilitating and reintegrating them into the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The strategic dialogue is ongoing and significant progress has been made in bilateral discussions between my Government and the United Nations.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7603 (2016) · source
“My Government believes firmly that, as the Secretary-General states in paragraph 81 of his report, "[t]he full and timely implementation of the Nairobi Declarations and, particularly, the repatriation of the ex-M-23 elements cantoned in Rwanda and Uganda, are critical for peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region". My Government's view, therefore, is that the Security Council should consider instituting sanctions against the former M-23 leadership, in accordance with the decision made by the Heads of States signatories to the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region when they met in New York on September 29 2015 as part of the sixth high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Framework.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7603 (2016) · source
“After two meetings, held in Kinshasa on 18 November and in Kampala from 3 to 7 December, aimed at agreeing on a repatriation plan following the expiration of the time allowed, only 12 of the 1,763 former M-23 combatants in Uganda agreed to be repatriated, making for a total of 194 repatriated from Uganda since December 2014. We can say without fear of contradiction that as of today, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is alone in implementing the Nairobi Declarations. The former M-23 combatants, held hostage by their command, refuse to respect their commitments and continue to reject voluntary repatriation despite our President's offer to mitigate it by allowing unconditional repatriation first to disarmament, demobilization and reintegration sites and subsequent reintegration to communities of the former combatants' choice.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7603 (2016) · source
“Regarding the former Mouvement du 23 mars (M-23) and the delay in implementing the Nairobi Declarations, the assessment made at the Security Council's meeting on 8 October 2015 (see S/PV.7529) still stands. As the Secretary-General emphasizes in paragraphs 35 and 36 of his report, no progress has been made in repatriating former M-23 combatants, owing mainly, as was also noted at the last meeting, to the bad faith of the leaders of the former M-23. Despite the appeal made at the special meeting of defence ministers of member countries of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, held in Luanda on 20 October, urging all those involved to help to speed up repatriation of former M-23 combatants, the situation remains unchanged.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7603 (2016) · source
“Regarding the Forces democratiques pour la liberation du Rwanda (FDLR), the FARDC's operations against that negative force have continued in the areas of Lubero, Rutshuru and Walikale, in North Kivu, and in the Itombwe forest, in South Kivu, and have weakened it, enabling us to arrest Ladislas Ntangazwa, a perpetrator of genocide, on 8 December. In that regard, I recall my Government's position concerning the FDLR ex-combatants and their families who are cantoned in transit sites. While we are grateful to the United Nations for taking charge of them, as we had asked, my Government would again like to see greater involvement on the part of the international community in general, and the Security Council in particular, in repatriating the ex-combatants to Rwanda or quickly resettling them in a third country outside the Great Lakes region.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7603 (2016) · source
“In the Sukola I operations, the Forces armees de la Republique democratique du Congo (FARDC), with the support of MONUSCO, continued to pursue the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) with the aim of securing Beni and the surrounding area. The FARDC also led similar operations against the Forces de resistance patriotiques de l'Ituri. Both these and the ADF operations are supported by MONUSCO. In December, in order to assess the situation on the ground, the Head of State, as Supreme Commander of the Congolese armed forces, made an inspection tour that took him to Goma and Beni, in North Kivu, and then to Bukavu, in South Kivu. Since then the necessary arrangements have been made to ensure that those operations continue smoothly.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7603 (2016) · source
“Other voices - such as those of the Secretary-General, His Holiness Pope Francis, and the Episcopal Conference of the Congo, composed of all bishops of the Catholic Church in the country - have also called for dialogue. Having thus consulted every sector of Congolese society, which has largely acknowledged the importance and necessity of organizing a national dialogue, and having recognized the urgent need, expressed by many, to ensure that this dialogue is supported by international facilitation, on 17 November 2015 the President of the Republic asked the Secretary-General to appoint a facilitator. We are awaiting that appointment so that we can get started on our dialogue. As noted in the Secretary-General's report, my Government has put considerable effort into combating the armed groups.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7603 (2016) · source
“So far, the National Independent Electoral Commission has forwarded to all stakeholders in the electoral process a budget equivalent to $1.2 billion to finance the entire electoral process. For 2016, the Government has published a draft financing bill with an appropriation to the tune of $500 million, which is less than half of the aforementioned budget, and with the caveat that we can only disburse tens of millions of dollars per month, while our current capacity to mobilize revenue does not allow for that. To prevent a crisis arising from the failure to resolve all those problems responsibly, good sense recommends that we sit down together around the table and talk - hence, the need for the dialogue among Congolese. Dialogue is a virtue that we cannot avoid in democracy.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7603 (2016) · source
“Indeed, in 2006 the highest adjudicatory body, the Supreme Court of Justice, was torched, and following that election, a war broke out in Kinshasa in 2007 that led to the loss of several lives because the results were not accepted. A very similar situation arose in 2011, when violence broke out in Kinshasa and several other cities and towns in the country before, during and after elections because of altercations between activists of rival political parties. Beyond providing physical and material security for the candidates and voters, the problem at this level is that of the role that should be played by the political establishment in promoting an environment conducive to a peaceful election process. The fourth obstacle is the funding of the electoral process. Funding the process also requires some dialogue.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7603 (2016) · source
“Admittedly, there is a general calendar that includes the organization of elections at all levels. However, as the Head of State pointed out in his speech to the nation when he announced the convening of the inclusive national dialogue, that calendar is not operational at this point because of the multiple dissenting opinions within the political establishment. Indeed, before it was published the calendar was demanded by the opposition, which then promptly challenged it. The differences concerning the calendar have never been resolved, to the point that the initial voting planned for October did not take place. The third obstacle is providing secure conditions for the elections. The elections of 2006 and 2011 were marred by violence in certain constituencies.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7603 (2016) · source
“While there is no guarantee to date that all Congolese of voting age are on the electoral list - as illustrated by the problems with those who have recently reached voting age, Congolese living abroad and refugees returning home - at the same time there is nothing to prove that all names on the list are there legitimately. The International Organization of la Francophonie, which audited the list, recognized the need to update it. Therefore, after considering the options, the consensus is either to have elections based on a flawed voters list - which could lead to the election results being challenged - or to address the flaws of the list ahead of the process and reduce the risk as much as possible. The second obstacle is the electoral calendar.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7603 (2016) · source
“In a bid to avert a recurrence of that situation, His Excellency Mr. Joseph Kabila Kabange, President of the Republic, engaged the country in national dialogue so that our political stakeholders, civil society, and religious and traditional authorities could agree together on the ways and means that would enable us to overcome the obstacles we face with a view to achieving consensus on the electoral process under way, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Constitution. In that regard, let me touch on the fact that the aforementioned obstacles are linked first and foremost with the electoral list, which has raised some questions on its reliability and inclusiveness.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7603 (2016) · source
“Raymond Tshibanda N'tungamulongo, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation when he spoke at the General Assembly in September (see A/70/PV.24), the Democratic Republic of the Congo is committed to organizing general elections, which will be the third after those held in 2006 and 2011, even though the road towards the elections may seem to be strewn with obstacles. Despite such challenges, my Government will do all in its power to meet the challenge of organizing elections that meet all international standards of inclusivity, transparency and credibility. Nevertheless, I am compelled to recall that, following the political intolerance and the failure of the losers to accept the results before, during and after the 2006 and 2011 elections, my country experienced deadly violence that led to loss of human life and property.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7603 (2016) · source
“My delegation notes the report of the Secretary- General on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), as contained in document S/2015/1031, the content of which we fully appreciate. With your kind indulgence, Mr. President, I shall briefly touch on a number of points contained in the report before us today, including the elections, the inclusive national dialogue, armed groups, the implementation of the Nairobi Declarations and the strategic dialogue. As underscored in paragraph 9 of the Secretary- General's report, the electoral process in my country seems to be experiencing some delay but, as was eloquently recalled by His Excellency Mr.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7603 (2016) · source
“Mr. Gata Mavita wa Lufuta (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): First and foremost, I wish to congratulate Uruguay' on its accession to presidency of the Security Council and commend the great skill with which you, Sir, have led the Council since the beginning of the month. My delegation also commends the leadership of Ambassador Samantha Power, Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, in the Council in December last year. Finally, I wish to pay tribute to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, to whom my country owes so much for his remarkable and tireless efforts to ensure that peace returns to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2016-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7603 (2016) · source
“My country expects the Security Council to support this legitimate and responsible request of a State Member of the United Nations, in full exercise of its sovereignty a a request that already enjoys the support ofthe regional economic communities of which the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a member: the Southern African Development Community, the ICGLR and the African Union. In conclusion, I would be remiss if I finished my statement without welcoming and expressing my full appreciation of the partnership that has been so successfully established between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Security Council for the return of normalcy to my country, so that my people can finally benefit from the peace dividends.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“I hail the determination of the Congolese people, who - having suffered the yoke of an unnecessary and equally unjustified war - spared no sacrifice to preserve the sovereignty and integrity of our national territory against all odds. I also heartily commend the defence and security forces of my country for their concerted action in the service of peace. The obligation now incumbent upon the Government of the Republic of the Congo and all of its partners is to ensure the consolidation of all of those achievements. The strategic dialogue under way with the the United Nations must therefore result in a recommendation for a significant drawdown of the military component of MONUSCO.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“My Government, which remains committed to continuing discussions with the United Nations in a spirit of mutual trust believes, however, that the United Nations presence in Congolese territory must be reconsidered and that the personnel of MONUSCO contingents must be progressively reviewed. I take this opportunity to thank the international community, which came to the aid of my country in protecting its territorial integrity and sovereignty. I also echo the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo in commending the international solidarity that the Republic has enjoyed on the part of other Member States, in particular those that have contributed troops to MONUSCO.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“My Government has been hoping for a successful outcome to the strategic dialogue engaged with MONUSCO, on the recommendation of the Secretary-General, since March 2015 with with a view to developing an action plan and exit strategy for MONUSCO, especially as its terms of reference have been agreed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, because they cover all of the major concerns of the Government. Far be it from me to go into the details of the exchanges. I agree with the Secretary-General that the dialogue must offer an opportunity to rethink and bolster the partnerships between the Government and the United Nations.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“The Government duly appreciates the valuable observations and recommendations contained in paragraphs 72 and 73 of the report, and calls on the United Nations and the international community as a whole to support steadfastly and at every stage an electoral process that respects the Constitution, human rights and fundamental political rights and freedoms. Regarding the strategic dialogue between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Nations, official talks have stalled, as the Secretary-General recognizes in paragraph 42 of his report.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“Joseph Kabila Kabange, President of the Republic, has undertaken considerable efforts since May to increase contacts with all segments of Congolese society - including political actors, civil society, and religious and traditional authorities - to launch a national dialogue that seeks to establish consensus on the electoral process under way. With each of these segments having had the opportunity to express its point of view, a review of all the opinions voiced will allow us to reach a lasting consensus on the elections that will truly reflect the will of the Congolese people, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Constitution.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“The organization of those elections, scheduled for the 2015-2016 cycle, marks a definitive break in the spiral of violence and instability that has characterized the process in recent decades and engages the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a perennial democratic culture. For the Congolese Foreign Minister, despite the many financial and logistical constraints that have marked the electoral process, the Independent National Electoral Commission, with the help ofthe Government, is doing all in its power to meet the challenge of organizing elections that respect all international standards in terms of inclusiveness, transparency, credibility - and all ofthis against a backdrop ofpeace. To that end, convinced that dialogue is a central pillar of democracy and a component of social cohesion, Mr.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“Territorial authorities have been created; the police have been deployed; courts and tribunals are functioning properly again; internally displaced persons and some refugees have begun to return to their homes; and the army is present throughout the country to combat armed groups, where it is necessary and to protect the population. On the political front, as Mr. Raymond Tshibanda N'tungamulongo, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has reminded us here at the United Nations, in accordance with the electoral calendar published by the Independent National Electoral Commission, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is preparing for general elections for the third time following those of 2006 and 2011.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“My Government continues to believe that if the command of the ex- combatants of M23 obstinately continues to refuse to comply with the provisions of the Nairobi Declaration, sanctions should be applied against them in accordance with the decision taken by the Heads of State of signatory countries to the Framework Agreement, who met in New York on 29 September in the context of the sixth high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region. Today, we can note a significant restoration of State authority throughout the country. At the military level, three rapid-reaction brigades are already operating with personnel previously deployed and the scheduled individual and corps equipment.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“The conclusions of the meeting of 24 September in Kigali between the Ministers of Defence of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Rwanda bodes well for moving the process forward, both in terms of the repatriation of ex-combatants of M-23 living in Rwanda, as well as the eradication of residual FDLR forces in the Congo.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“On the other hand, the former M-23 combattants refuse systematically to honour their commitments and oppose the voluntary repatriation of their combatants, despite the flexibility shown by the President of the Republic in deciding to repatriate them unconditionally to the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration sites and, thereafter, to allow them to reintegrate within communities of each individual's own free choosing. We agree with the Secretary-General that it is important for all other stakeholders concerned - especially those sheltering ex-combatants of M-23 - to translate their commitments into actions and find lasting political solutions to the obstacles preventing the repatriation of these ex-combatants and their reintegration within the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“The working group - made up of representatives from the United Nations, the ICGLR, the Government of Uganda and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and established at the request of the Luanda Summit of May 18 - noted that the political and military leadership of the ex-combatants of the M-23, based in Kampala and headed by Messrs. Sultani Makenga and Bertrand Bisimwa, continued to influence former combatants by urging them to refuse repatriation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On that basis, it should be noted that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the only party to implement the Nairobi Declaration.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“Rene Abandi, who had proposed instead a meeting in Kampala. In the presence of the Special Representatives and Envoys, guarantors of the Framework Agreement, and pursuant to the Nairobi Declaration, an official invitation was sent to him for the meetings of7 and 8 November 2014 in Kinshasa. He also declined that invitation. The National Oversight Mechanism established a road map to address the assessment of commitments undertaken by the Government under the Nairobi Declaration. Several meetings to assess the road map were held in the presence of the guarantors of the Framework Agreement, who all condemned the absence of the representative of the former M-23, which blocked any significant progress in the implementation of the Nairobi Declaration.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“As noted by the Secretary-General in paragraph 75 of his report, the lack of progress in the implementation of the Nairobi Declarations of 12 December 2013 carries risks both for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region. That failure is mainly due to bad faith on the part of the ex-M23. Indeed, the official representative of M-23 appointed to the National Oversight Mechanism of the Framework Agreement, Mr. Rene Abandi, never came to Kinshasa to occupy his offices and participate in the various meetings to assess the implementation of the Nairobi Declaration road map. All invitations to him, as well as the appeals of the international community, have so far all gone unanswered. In that context, the meetings scheduled for 20 May 2014 in Goma and 1 September 2014 in Kinshasa were boycotted by Mr.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“Turning to the specific case of the former Mouvement du 23 mars (ex-M23), and the sluggishness noted in the implementation of the Nairobi Declaration, we note that this rebel movement was defeated militarily on 5 November 2013 that and its combatants fled to Rwanda and Uganda; 786 were taken in by Rwanda and about 1,600 in Uganda. Two identification missions were despatched by the Democratic Republic of Congo to Rwanda and Uganda before the repatriation of the defeated ex-M23s. While the results on the ground have helped identify the presence of 1,600 ex-combatants in Uganda, by contrast, in Rwanda, we have noted only 453.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“My Government reiterates its appeal for greater involvement on the part of the international community in general, and of the Security Council in particular, in the repatriation to Rwanda or the swift reintegration in a third country outside the Great Lakes region of FDLR ex-combatants who have been disarmed and cantoned in Walungu, Kayabayonga and Kisangali. Pending their repatriation or reintegration, material provision for those people and their families should continue to be provided by the international community so as to prevent any risk of backsliding, with unpredictable consequences.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“In other words, even the Rwandan authorities recognize the remarkable progress achieved to put to an end to the threat of that negative force. The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo wishes to confirm its firm resolve to continue operations against all negative forces until their total neutralization. The support of MONUSCO and that of the United States Africa Command, where it is most needed, in support of the efforts of the Government, is greatly appreciated and we thank them sincerely.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“During the phase of voluntary surrender, from May 2014 to 20 January 2015, 438 FDLR surrendered; during the intermediate phase, from 2 to 27 January 2015, 13 FDLR surrendered; and during the forced disarmament phase, from 28 January to 31 July 2015, 415 FDLR were neutralized. As to the residual FDLR force, 334 FDLR fighters remain to be neutralised. As the report of the Secretary-General states, disarmed FDLR ex-combatants have been cantoned in well-identified sites. Their number can therefore easily be certified. Responding on 11 February to a question from an elected member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Security of the Rwandan Parliament, General James Kabarebe, the Rwandan Minister of Defence, affirmed that the FDLR no longer constituted a military threat to Rwanda.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“Initially estimated at 1,200 FDLR elements - a figure confirmed by the joint mission of the chiefs-of-staff of the countries of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), including that of the Republic of Rwanda - FDLR numbers have been significantly reduced. The rise in power of the FARDC and the effectiveness of their operations against the FDLR have achieved significant degradation of that negative force. Moreover, vast human and material sacrifices have been made by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, allowing us to achieve the following results.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“Today, thanks to the active cooperation of the United Nations system as a whole, multilateral and bilateral partners, and civil society through the implementation and supervision of the military plan on combating sexual Violence of October 2014, significant progress has been made by the Democratic Republic of the Congo in combating sexual violence and the recruitment of child soldiers. I would ask the Security Council to take due note thereof, and to duly take into account those positive developments of the situation in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Turning to neutralization of the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda (FDLR), the FARDC has itself conducted operations of forced disarmament against that negative force following the withdrawal of MONUSCO forces.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“Joseph Kabila Kabange, President of the Republic, has taken draconian measures to eradicate these scourges, which were due mainly to newly integrated armed groups. In response, the Supreme Commander took strong measures, particularly by decreeing zero tolerance in that sphere, by deploying mobile courts throughout the country to render justice, by prioritizing the diligent judicial treatment of cases of sexual violence for a total of 135 judgments handed down in 2014, by targeting senior officers of the army, and by appointing a special representative responsible for combating sexual violence and the recruitment of child soldiers.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is determined to neutralize all armed groups that recruit children. As pointed out in paragraph 71 of the current report, and citing the example of the decision of the Military High Court dated 8 November 2014, which found a senior officer of the national army guilty for sexual violence and child recruitment and demoted him, we reaffirm here our firm determination to bring to justice all persons found guilty of engaging in child recruitment, particularly the supposed perpetrators of the kinds of violations inscribed on the list. As to the issue of sexual violence, which rightly alarms national and international public opinion, His Excellency Mr.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“In regard to child protection, in particular the issue of child soldiers, my Government recalls that since 2001 the recruitment of children has been formally outlawed in my country. Indeed, the Government has taken drastic measures to eradicate the phenomenon, first by carrying out a biometrics census within the army, and then through the enactment and strict enforcement of the law and other regulatory measures on child protection. To date, with 46,000 child soldiers identified by the Government and returned to civilian life, there are no more children within the Forces armees de la Republique democratique du Congo (FARDC), as attested to by the joint audit mission conducted by UNICEF and the Democratic Republic of Congo from October 2014 to March 2015, whose report was transmitted to the United Nations on 22 May.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Mr. Said Djinnit, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region. I am grateful to them for their presentation of the Secretary-General's report on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (S/2015/741), and that on the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Region (S/2015/735). I also acknowledge the key nature of the briefings that they have just made. I would like to confine myself to briefly setting out the points of view of my Government on a certain number of questions raised in the reports before us.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“Mr. Gata Mavita wa Lufuta (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): Since this is the first time I have taken the floor in the Council, I would like at the outset to perform the pleasant duty of congratulating you, Sir, on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. I would also like to echo the unanimous commendations of the Russian presidency of the Council last month. I would like to sincerely thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his commitment to the defence and promotion of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, as well as for the tireless efforts he continues to lead to restore peace in my country, the Democratic Republic of Congo. This meeting also gives me the opportunity to greet Mr.”
2015-10-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7529 (2015) · source
“I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on Finally, my delegation Wishes to express to all the subject. members of the Council the gratitude of the people and the Government ofthe Democratic Republic of the The meeting rose at 11.15 am. Congo for their dedication to the cause of their country.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“The ongoing transfer of weapons to armed groups, or between armed groups, in violation of the relevant Security Council resolutions justifies the need for continued close monitoring of the implementation of the arms embargo and other measures imposed by the resolutions related to the Democratic Republic of Congo. But we should be wary of confusion: the Government, which is subject to the demands of reforming its armed forces and its security and police services, should not be put on the same footing as illegal armed groups, which freely obtain weapons to maintain insecurity. Basically, it must be clear that the arms embargo applies only to The President: There are no more names inscribed armed groups. on the list of speakers.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source