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Gata Mavita Wa Lufuta

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first: 2012-09-19
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“In contrast, the 819 ex-combatants who were trained at Kotakoli were all transferred to Kamina. My Government takes careful note of the Secretary-General's comments and is determined to move forward in fulfilling its commitments under the Framework Agreement. It appreciates the true value of the assistance provided by the United Nations and hopes for, as stressed by the Secretary-General, greater and more active mobilization by the signatory States and guarantors of the Framework Agreement in implementing the commitments they have also undertaken so that the Great Lakes region may be a haven of peace, which is imperative if there is to be cooperation and development. I would conclude by saying a word about the briefing made by the Chair ofthe Sanctions Committee. Our position on this issue is well known.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“In the context of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of the former M-23 combatants, Mr. Gressly, Deputy Special Representative of Secretary-General, has disbursed the first tranche as follows: $1.5 million on the part of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, $15 million on the part of the World Bank, $7 million on the part of Sweden and $6 million on the part of MONUSCO. The latter will provide an additional $7 million on 1 August. It should be pointed out that 2,985 ex-combatants entered training programmes with a viewed towards their socioeconomic reintegration. Some 1,692 ex- combatants were trained at the Kamina military base and 1,293 were trained at the Kitona base; all of them received a demobilization card.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“A Congolese delegation, led by the Vice-Minister of National Defence, visited Kigali in early February, where he signed a statement with the Rwandan authorities on the repatriation of former M-23 rebels. A total of453 former M-23 combatants, who had crossed the Rwandan border after their defeat by the FARDC in November 2013, were identified. It is our belief that the cases registered in Rwanda have been closed. In Uganda, on the other hand, the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Kampala had received 1,763 individual commitments, while the amnesty committee received 1,678. The gap of 85 commitments represents the category of persons who had subscribed by mail and who, for the most part, were already on Congolese soil. To date, 1,670 files have been dealt with.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“As to their repatriation, the ninth Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, held in Luanda on 18 May, recommended that the implementation of the Nairobi declarations be completed within three months and signed between the Congolese Government and the former rebels of M-23, particularly with regard to the repatriation of the former rebels cantonned in Rwanda and Uganda. To that end, a Nairobi declarations assessment meeting was held on 7 July in Kinshasa to accelerate the repatriation of the former M-23 combatants. The coordinator of the national monitoring mechanisms observed that the Democratic Republic of the Congo should put all issues on the table with a view to finally closing the file, as indicated in the Nairobi report, by August, at the latest.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“The Forces armees de la Republique de'mocratique du Congo (FARDC), with the support of MONUSCO, are doing their best to secure Beni and its surrounding area, which remain under the threat of the Ugandan terrorists of the Allied Democratic Forces. In the same context, the FARDC continues to fight alone against the Rwandan rebels of the Forces de'mocratiques de libe'ration du Rwanda. and its results have been encouraging. Furthermore, the Government is determinedto close the file on the former rebellion of the Mouvement du 23 mars (M-23), in the context of which the Government granted amnesty to many of its members for acts of war.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“With regard to our partners and friends, we are confident that they will peacefully accompany the Democratic Republic of the Congo in this learning exercise and strengthening of democracy by avoiding inappropriate interference, as I have already noted. My Government has undertaken considerable efforts in security sector reform; these are well known to the Council and I shall therefore not dwell on them. With respect to the security situation, it is true that some parts of our country remain the subject of security concerns. That is particularly true regarding a few pockets of insecurity controlled by foreign armed groups in the provinces of North and South Kivu.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“We had regrettable experience of political intolerance and rejection of the election results by the losers leading to deadly violence during and after the 2006 and 2011 elections. To address that situation, the President of the Republic has engaged the nation in consultations and dialogue with a view to uniting the majority, the opposition and civil society in an agreement on ways and means to overcome these obstacles. It is important to note here that the appeal for political dialogue on the part of the Head of State, is a matter for the Congolese, who must learn to talk to each other without foreign interference, as occurs everywhere else.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“Those obstacles are related to the comprehensive electoral calendar that was vociferously demanded by the opposition, yet immediately challenged after its publication, and to the financing of the electoral process which was assessed well after the adoption of the 2015 budget. The total requirement for the organization of the elections amounted to over $1 billion, while the actual budget for all Government requirements was limited to $9 billion. Another obstacle was the participation in the 2015 election of minors who came of age during the electoral cycle and were excluded by the electoral law. The law provides, in effect, that this important segment of the Congolese population can take part only in the upcoming elections after the renewal of the electoral register. One last obstacle was the imperative of securing the electoral process.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“Thus, after an open and lively debate, the National Independent Electoral Commission published a comprehensive calendar of upcoming elections and set the budget for the organization of the entire electoral cycle. This reflects our desire to organize transparent and credible elections. But as recalled by His Excellency Mr. Joseph Kabila Kabange, President of the Republic and Head of State, in his address to the nation on the occasion of the commemoration of the fifty-fifth anniversary of the accession of our country to international sovereignty, the road leading to the third cycle of elections in our country is littered with a number of obstacles that must be removed so as to enable the conduct of elections in a peaceful climate.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“We are convinced that my Government will reach common ground with the United Nations and that an agreement will surely be reached on the issues that are the subject of the discussion. Regarding the elections, I can confirm that the establishment of democracy in my country became a reality with the organization of the first truly free and democratic elections in our history in 2006; the organization of legislative and presidential elections, with a term expiring in 2011; effective decentralization; and the planned holding of local, municipal, urban, provincial, senatorial, parliamentary and presidential elections in 2015 and 2016. My delegation wishes to reassure the Council and to affirm the resolve of my Government to anchor itself more than ever in the democratic culture.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“My country is also responsible for promoting the structural reform of State institutions, including finance reform, and for promoting the objectives of national reconciliation, tolerance and democracy. Three years after the signing of the Agreement, there is reason to claim that the Democratic Republic of the Congo has met most of its commitments. Since the Government put in place a legal and regulatory framework for the reforms to be undertaken in the implementation of the Framework Agreement, significant progress has been made, as acknowledged in the report of the Secretary- General. In terms of relations with MONUSCO, the dialogue launched with the United Nations in the context of the strategic review continues.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“My delegation requests the Council's understanding in revisiting a number of the points highlighted in the report that is the subject of our debate, particularly with regard to the implementation of the commitments made by my country under the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region, signed in Addis Ababa, relations with MONUSCO, the progress of the electoral process, and the security situation in the eastern part of my country. As Council members are aware, my country's commitments under the Framework Agreement can be summarized by the following general points: the pursuit of security sector reform with regard to the army and the police, the consolidation of State authority in the east of my country, and the fight against armed groups.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“Today's meeting is an important and timely opportunity to take stock of the progress achieved in the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the Security Council adopted resolution 2211 (2015) on 26 March. We have taken note of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2015/486) on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). We have taken careful note of the briefing provided by Mr. Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, whose presence among us today I welcome. We have also taken note of the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Jordan in her capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“Mr. Gata Mavita wa Lufuta (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): At the outset, Sir, I should like to welcome the accession of your country, New Zealand, to the presidency of the Security Council and to congratulate you personally on the very able way in which you have conducted the discussions and the work of the Council since the beginning of the month. Allow me also to express the appreciation of my delegation to Mr. Ramlan Bin Ibrahim, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations, for the way in which he presided over the deliberations of the Security Council in June. Finally, I would like to pay due tribute to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his ongoing and unfailing concern for my country, as well as his personal involvement in strengthening peace in my country.”
2015-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7484 (2015) · source
“Finally, I wish once again to congratulate MONUSCO, and the Force Intervention Brigade and its constituent countries in particular, for the high quality of their work throughout the mandate that has just come to an end. The work of the Brigade alongside the Forces armees de la Republique democratique du Congo has given us hope. We hope that the beginning of the new mandate of the Intervention Brigade will definitively crown the efforts already made to bring peace to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and throughout the Great Lakes region. The meeting rose at10.20 am.”
2015-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7415 (2015) · source
“I take this opportunity to assure the Council that we shall maintain our cooperation with the United Nations in the best interests of the Congolese people. Similarly, we intend to continue to work closely with the Council to launch a profound reflection on the future of the United Nations presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to establish the parameters and criteria that could determine the future of that presence on Congolese soil in a responsible and orderly manner that also honours and enshrines the immense sacrifices made by the United Nations and the international community to ensure the survivial of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Government will do so in cooperation with the Council through existing mechanisms or by new mutual agreement.”
2015-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7415 (2015) · source
“Furthermore, the wording in paragraph 15 concerning the Congolese Rapid Reaction Force is also difficult to justify, especially since the Force has been trained and equipped with three brigades: the 11th Brigade, composed of three battalions trained with Chinese cooperation; the 21st Brigade, composed of three battalions trained by South Africa; and the 31st Brigade, composed of three battalions whose troops have been trained with Belgian cooperation. These forces have been put to use in several previous pacification operations in North Kivu, and will soon be deployed in the pursuit of the FDLR in the Congolese forest. Without overstating our concerns about the substance of the issues addressed in the text of the resolution, Iwould say in conclusion that my Government has taken note of them.”
2015-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7415 (2015) · source
“On a separate issue, my delegation remains convinced that a reference in paragraph 9 (f) to paragraphs 1 and 2 ofresolution 1807 (2008) would have been necessary to circumscribe the scope of the arms embargo on the Democratic Republic of the Congo in order to avoid any confusion and eliminate once and for all the tendency to apply the embargo to the regular army, although it is intended to apply only to non-State armed groups and all negative forces, precisely in order to help the army to restore peace throughout the national territory.”
2015-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7415 (2015) · source
“I refer in particular to the eighth preambular paragraph, in which the Council claims, on the one hand, to recognize the efforts undertaken by the Forces armees de la Republique democratique du Congo in the neutralization of armed groups, including the FDLR, while at the same time it accuses that very same Congolese army of collaborating with the FDLR.”
2015-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7415 (2015) · source
“We take due note of this, especially since the spirit and the text of resolution 2211 (2015) converge on the opening of a constructive dialogue between the Government of the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo and MONUSCO, which we hope will help to effectively harmonize our respective points of view on issues that hitherto have not been clarified. However, let me go over some passages of the text of the resolution that, in the opinion of my delegation, contain inconsistencies that cannot be explained in the light of current developments.”
2015-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7415 (2015) · source
“Raymond Tshibanda N'tungamulongo, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and I therefore do not intend to go over it again. However, the situation on the ground has changed, dialogue between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo (MONUSCO) has been restored, and the discussions that started here in New York continue in Kinshasa, as announced by the head of the Congolese diplomatic corps. The Council has just renewed the mandate of MONUSCO for another year, until March 2016.”
2015-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7415 (2015) · source
“Be it with respect to the strategic review and the logical consequences to be drawn therefrom; the forced disarmament of the Rwandan rebels of the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda (FDLR); the evolution of the presence of Ugandan rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces-National Army for the Liberation of Uganda (ADF-NALU) in the north- east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; or the political consequences of the end of the Mouvement du 23 mars rebellion, the position of my Government on these specific issues, as well as on the overall question of the relationship between the United Nations and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was best expressed before the Council on Thursday, March 19 (see S/PV.7410), by His Excellency Mr.”
2015-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7415 (2015) · source
“Mr. Gata Mavita wa Lufuta (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): My delegation has already had the opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on France's assumption of the presidency for March. We should like once again to commend your leadership and express our satisfaction at seeing you lead the Security Council's deliberations. I also wish to reiterate to the Council the full gratitude of the people and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the United Nations efforts to preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of my country and to ensure its peace and stability. I would further pay sincere tribute to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his ongoing concern and his personal involvement in peacebuilding in my country.”
2015-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7415 (2015) · source
“To conclude, my delegation takes this opportunity The President (spake in Span . There are no to thank Mr. Herve Ladsous, Under-SecretaryÂ»General further speakers inscribed on my list. I now invite the for Peacekeeping Operations, and the representative of members of the Council to proceed to consultations on Jordan for their briefings. I would also like to thank the this same topic. members ofthe Security Council for all oftheir tireless and very welcome initiatives to re-establish peace in my country. The meeting rose at 11 am.”
2015-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7367 (2015) · source
“The Democratic Republic of the Congo recognizes that it needs lasting peace in order to respond to the challenges of building a well-functioning, strong and prosperous State that cares for the rights of its citizens and is able provide for their needs. We therefore expect a great deal from the United Nations, which undeniably has the ability to assist in strengthening public institutions. All that we ask is that we be treated as responsible adults able to assume the prerogatives of our recovered sovereignty. The keywords for the future of our cooperation are "dialogue" and "partnership" based on the principle of ownership by the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the secondary role of international cooperation. We recognize that to be effective, ownership requires strengthened national capacity.”
2015-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7367 (2015) · source
“It is therefore up to the army to adapt its entire strategy to that reality on the ground. At this time, the national imperative for the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is to put an end to the presence in the country of FDLR combattants, who are a threat to peace not only in their country of origin, but also and above all in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where they have committed many criminal acts against our country and its population for over two decades. It is generally agreed today that assistance to a country in a post-conflict situation like my own must be based on the priorities of that country and its real needs in order to make it possible for the population to legitimately benefit from the dividends of peace.”
2015-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7367 (2015) · source
“The forced disarmament of that Rwandan rebellion by the Forces armees de la Republique democratique du Congo, in cooperation with the MONUSCO Force Intervention Brigade, is now a military issue. The impatience seen among a number of partners is shared by the Congolese people and their leaders. The mere 25 per cent ofFDLR combattants who laid down their arms to enter transit centres is not at all satisfactory to my Government. Forced disarmament remains the only option at present. It will take place as soon as possible and in the most appropriate fashion, bearing in mind all the parameters that are open to our defence and security forces. We recall that FDLR is not an army in the traditional sense. These are fighters without distinctive markings who hide behind a human shield made up of our compatriots and Rwandan civilian refugees.”
2015-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7367 (2015) · source
“We believe that we are jointly responsible for assessing the United Nations actions in our country to support the Government in order to ensure that they remain relevant to the goals we have set and the emerging challenges we face. We agree with the Secretary-General that frank discussion between the United Nations and the Government of my country is necessary to reach a compromise without endangering the progress achieved on the ground. My Government would like the Security Council to engage in such a discussion instead of making a unilateral decision. The ultimatum issued to the Forces democratique de liberation du Rwanda (FDLR) rebel group to lay down its weapons and demobilize for voluntary repatriation ended on 2 January.”
2015-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7367 (2015) · source
“We legitimately believe that we are emerging from the phase of restoring and keeping the peace. From that point of view, we should look at future objectives and the MONUSCO withdrawal strategy. After 15 years of United Nations presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, we should give credit to the partnership of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Nations, the international community and regional organizations for, among other things, the withdrawal of foreign armed forces, the reunification of the country, the establishment of the transitional Government, and the holding of two national elections. Fifteen years is a significant amount of time.”
2015-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7367 (2015) · source
“With regard to these events, I note that during the 2011 elections, various partners of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the opposition made suggestyions that CENI deemed useful to include in the new electoral law enacted by Parliament. Those suggestions included promoting gender awareness and counting the votes of Congolese abroad. The events were the result of the manipulation of the country's population by an opposition party. When we consider the security situation that prevailed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo just two years ago, this analysis gives us grounds for great satisfaction. Major progress has been made in reducing threats to the security of the population and in improving the conditions under which the Government can assume responsibility for that security.”
2015-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7367 (2015) · source
“In the wake of the reform of the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) and the enactment of various relevant laws, my country is resolutely committed to the process leading to the holding of democratic elections for the third time. The Government is determined to meet the challenge of organizing them peacefully and in a way that ensures that they will be free and democratic. The unfortunate events that took place in Kinshasha over the past few days, to which Under-Secretary-General Ladsous referred earlier and which should be viewed as part of the learning experience on the road to democracy, will not hinder the organization of those elections, the calendar of which is to be published by CENI, which is constitutionally mandated to manage them.”
2015-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7367 (2015) · source
“In that regard, we see as particularly crucial elements the economic recovery and rehabilitation and social integration components of our stabilization and reconstruction programmes, particularly the stabilization and reconstruction plan for areas emerging from armed conflict and the programme developed by the United Nations country team, designed to consolidate and develop the northern and western regions that, though they have not seen conflict, are still having to deal with the consequences of the instability in the north and east. We are therefore counting on the active involvement of the United Nations and the international community in those programmes' funding and implementation.”
2015-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7367 (2015) · source
“Reform of the management of public finance, which has been under way for several years and whose positive results are apparent in the overall stability of the economy, is still ongoing and has been usefully supplemented by the entry into force of measures designed to improve the business climate and the national mechanism for certifying mining resources, which in turn will strengthen economic growth. Even better, the Government has just completed a thorough review of its document on strategy and growth for poverty reduction, aimed at making growth more inclusive, partially reducing the delays that have accumulated in achieving the Millennium Development Goals and ensuring that the fight against poverty is more credible and effective.”
2015-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7367 (2015) · source
“The Government also welcomes the choice of 13 priority areas for intervention as part of the revised International Security and Stabilization Support Strategy. In that regard, MONUSCO'S creation of new islands of stability in the eastern Democratic Republic ofthe Congo, located in Katanga, North Kivu, Orientale and South Kivu is an encouraging initiative that my Government wholeheartedly supports. Decentralization, as provided for in the Constitution, has taken another step forward with the adoption of the laws needed to implement it.”
2015-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7367 (2015) · source
“Recent concrete actions undertaken to make the defence of our territory more effective and the State's authority more solid include rationalizing the structures and personnel of the army and security and police services; recruiting young Congolese from every province of the country into the defence forces; reopening military academics; and training special forces and support units with the help ofbilateral partners with the primary aim ofmaking our rapid reaction force operational. I note that in November 2014, in order to consolidate that State authority, with the help of MONUSCO and the United Nations country team, we began implementing stabilization strategies and action plans in North Kivu, Orientale and South Kivu provinces.”
2015-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7367 (2015) · source
“We can never emphasise strongly enough that the long-suffering peoples of the countries in our region see the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region as eloquent proof of the international community's determination to help find a definitive solution to an instability that has lasted all too long and for which my country in particular has paid a heavy price. That was evident when, as soon as the Framework agreement was signed, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo began working to meet its obligations, which are in fact the same vital and high-priority tasks we have known about for the past 11 years. In that context, we have accelerated and systematized our security sector reform.”
2015-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7367 (2015) · source
“My delegation hopes that our exchanges in this and subsequent meetings will enable us to reach a consensus between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Security Council on the progress that has been made towards normalizing the situation in the country, the obstacles that still clutter the road to normalization and thus demand our urgent collective attention and, lastly, on future action by the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2015-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7367 (2015) · source
“In resolution 2147 (2014), adopted on 28 March, the Security Council requested that the Secretary- General conduct a thorough strategic review of MONUSCO and the entire United Nations presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and submit to it, by 30 December, his recommendations on MONUSCO's future objectives, activities, exit strategy and efficient deployment of resources, keeping in mind that the Mission's effectiveness should continue to increase.”
2015-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7367 (2015) · source
“And, finally, I would like to pay tribute to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, to whom my country is indebted for the outstanding efforts that have been made to effectively restore peace in the Great Lakes region in general and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in particular. I will focus on three key topics covered in the reports before the Council: the Secretary-General's report of 30 December 2014 on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (S/2014/956), his report on MONUSCO submitted pursuant to paragraph 39 of resolution 2147 (2014) (S/2014/957), and the final report of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (S/2015/19).”
2015-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7367 (2015) · source
“Mr. Gata Mavita wa Lufuta (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): Mr. President, I would first like to say how pleased my delegation is to see you presiding over today's Security Council meeting on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and to welcome the fact that the representative of Chile is steering the Council for the month of January. I would therefore like to take this opportunity to sincerely congratulate you, on my own and my delegation's behalf, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. I also commend your predecessor, the representative of the Republic of Chad, and express our appreciation for the mastery and skill he showed last month during his presidency.”
2015-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7367 (2015) · source
“Kobler, the entire staff of MONUSCO and all associated civilian and humanitarian personnel for the tireless efforts they continue to make with a view to finding lasting peace and security in my country. I would be remiss ifI did not express our gratitude to Mr. Djinnit for his commitment and efforts towards the restoration oflasting peace in the Democratic Republic The President (spoke in Spanish): There are no of the Congo and throughout the Great Lakes region. more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now To all members of the Security Council, I reiterate the invite Council members to informal consultations to appreciation of my country for their profound devotion continue our discussion on the subject. to this noble cause, whose purpose is the restoration of dignity to the Congolese people. The meeting rose at 11.20 am.”
2014-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7288 (2014) · source
“Furthermore, my delegation also wishes to clarify that, in respect of allegations in the criticized report, my Government did not wait for the report from Mr. Campbell to act. It published a list of 30 police officers convicted for their behaviour in the Operation as the magistrates in charge of overseeing the Operation took up the cases. With respect to the alleged threats against United Nations personnel, my Government has commenced an inquiry into the matter and would like to reassure the Council that everything is in place for their safety so they can work in peace. Finally, my Government hopes that the United Nations, in its assessment ofthe situation, will take into account the good work being one by the Democratic Republic of Congo to promote human rights. I would like to express the thanks of my Government to Mr.”
2014-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7288 (2014) · source
“It should be noted here that the Democratic Republic of Congo does not have a culture of expelling diplomats. The case of Mr. Campbell, as you may have noticed, Madam President, is due to his repeat offences that exceeded tolerable limits. However, my Government wishes to reassure the Council that this decision does not undermine or do anything to taint relations between MONUSCO and the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo. It does not constitute either a closure of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or a questioning of its mandate. In fact, the office remains open and operational. My Government is awaiting the new replacement to be appointed by the Secretary-General and is ready to give him or her its full cooperation.”
2014-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7288 (2014) · source
“Campbell's systematic refusal to take into account the properly documented comments and clarifications provided to him by the relevant Government authorities for each report. The contempt thus shown for a Government from which he had received accreditation made it impossible for him to continue to do useful work in promoting human rights values, to which the Democratic Republic of Congo remains attached. Generally speaking, the behaviour oer. Campbell has compromised not only the image of our institutions but also and especially the security ofthe State, because of the subsequent demoralization of our defence and security forces. His recurrent lack of concern despite all entreaties on this subject shook the Government's trust in him and led it to resolve the problem with the radical solution of removing him.”
2014-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7288 (2014) · source
“Among those falsehoods, we would cite the 32 alleged cases of enforced disappearances mentioned in the report, as all of Kinshasa knows that most of these supposedly missing Kulunas had left Kinshasa themselves to take refuge in Brazzaville and in neighbouring provinces, such as Bandundu, Bas-Congo and Equateur, when they realized that they were being targeted and surrounded in their neighbourhoods. Rather than providing documentation for his reports or supporting his allegations with evidence, Mr. Campbell apparently believed that the Congolese authorities had to prove their innocence in those real or imagined crimes, although it is up to the person making an allegation to provide supporting evidence. In addition, there was the issue of Mr.”
2014-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7288 (2014) · source
“Those young people, for those who do not know, feared neither the law enforcement officers nor soldiers, who moreover were also among the victims of their violence. The first phase of the Operation was a resounding success with the people who, reassured now that they are safe, no longer ask the police to pursue those criminals in order to put an end to the phenomenon. Itis in that context that, on 15 October, Mr. Campbell released a report containing falsehoods and unverified assertions that unfairly, gratuitously and without any evidence made charges against the Congolese National Police.”
2014-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7288 (2014) · source
“I want to confirm the content of this letter and thank you for agreeing to circulate it as a document of the Security Council. It is important to remember in that context that everything began with Operation Coup de Poing, which Congolese National Police launched at the request of the population exasperated and upset by the persistence of urban violent crime in Kinshasa, a metropolis of nearly 12 million. We call it the "Kuluna phenomenon", referring to the name of the bands of outlaws and young delinquents who, at the time of the Operation, were stealing, engaging in racketeering, injuring people, going so far as to cut the arms of peaceful bystanders or even killing for a cell phone, a small chain, a watch or simply for the fun of doing harm. Entire neighbourhoods were thus terrorized and shops vandalized.”
2014-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7288 (2014) · source
“In view of the reconfiguration of the MONUSCO mandate and the transfer of responsibilities, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has taken note of the road map being developed with respect to the reassignment of certain MONUSCO tasks to the United Nations country team. The Government stands ready to discuss the concrete implementation of the road map and wishes to express its full confidence in the joint evaluation team that calls for more circumspection in the reconfiguration of the United Nations Mission in terms of the logical perspective of a gradual and orderly withdrawal. The Council also received a letter dated 22 October 2014 in which my Government made clear to you, Madam President, its position in the Scott Campbell case.”
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“The conclusion reached was that, as of 20 October, the FDLR had not disarmed, despite some movement recorded in June, when some 200 elements laid down their arms. All participants in the Luanda meeting formally affirmed that there would be no extension and that, as of 2 January 2015, military actions would be taken to disarm that noxious force. For my Government, all FDLR elements that resist disarmament will face forcible disarmament operations. They must all leave Congolese territory and return to their country, Rwanda, or look for other host countries. There is no place for them in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
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“Kobler has just underscored, the territory of Beni in the North Kivu province was struck, leaving at least 80 victims. The FARDC and MONUSCO have already taken the necessary security measures by deploying to that part of the country. With regard to the FDLR, Council members will recall that in August, the Foreign Minister of my country, in his statement (see S/PV.7237) to the Council, described the time frame given to the FDLR for disarmament and the agreement of all the States of the region to uphold the deadline with a mid-term assessment. This assessment was recently completed in Luanda during a joint meeting of the ICGLR and the SADC on 18 to 20 October, which brought together the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Defence of the States members of those organizations.”
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