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Ileka

lines on the record: 371
first: 2000-01-10
most recent: 2012-11-28
sittings or episodes: 24
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“Moreover, we should like to see the greater involvement of MONUSCO in terms of resources, personnel and logistics in order to enable it to respond more effectively to the demands of peacekeeping in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“Those measures will create conditions conducive to the restoration of peace in that region of our country and prevent the ongoing illegal exploitation of the natural resources and other wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by rebellions supported by foreign Powers. To conclude, the Democratic Republic of the Congo reiterates that it is open to dialogue with the true protagonist, Rwanda. However, it will no longer be content with facile arrangements that always end up having the same effects and consequences three years later. It demands an open and frank debate capable of ensuring lasting peace in the interests of all of the countries of the region. We also call on the good offices of the United Nations to facilitate such a dialogue.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“Moreover, the Council would be well-advised to ratify the decision of the Committee to freeze the assets of all these people and to implement a travel ban against them. Lastly, the Council should ensure that the Committee names the so-called M23 as a negative force and new terrorist group, as was done at the meeting of the Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, the special summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, and the regular summit of the African Union with respect to the Lord's Resistance Army and the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“In the opinion of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the measures that the Security Council should now take must put an end to all support for the M23, particularly through the adoption of firm sanctions against officials who are foreign to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as mentioned in the annex to the interim report of the Group of Experts and in their final report. In the same vein, the Council should ensure that the Committee has included on the same list all the M23 military commanders cited by Ms. Navanethem Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Bosco Ntaganda, Sultani Makenga, Baudouin Ngaruye, Innocent Zimurinda and Innocent Kaina.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“In the face of this tragedy, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, along with the entire Congolese people and the international community, expects the Council to adopt a firm an unequivocal position concerning the application of sanctions. The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo believes that sanctions implemented pursuant to the Charter of the United Nations serve as a vital tool for maintaining or re-establishing international peace and security. That was unambiguously acknowledged at the 2005 World Summit. If they are to be credible and effective, sanctions must be carefully targeted and firmly imposed.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“The States of southern Africa are also threatened by such destabilizing activities, as confirmed by the final communique issued by the most recent conference of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community, held on 17 August in Maputo. The material and human evidence and the written testimony of Rwandan aggression are all familiar to the Council. Moreover, the violations of the sanctions regime committed by that neighbour of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in support of the M23 have created a humanitarian crisis that has only aggravated the human suffering.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“Contrarily, and in the face of the overwhelming evidence gathered by MONUSCO and the Group of Experts, Rwanda denies the accusations against it without being able credibly to refute any evidence of its involvement in the destabilization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the M23. Its attempts to deny its involvement are in no way convincing. I therefore thank the entire international community for having clearly condemned, through the Group of Experts, Rwanda's involvement in destabilizing the eastern part of my country. I would ask the Council to draw all the appropriate conclusions from the violation of its own resolutions concerning the arms embargo and the sanctions regime it has established. Such violations seriously threaten the peace and stability of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Great Lakes region and beyond.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“The sanctions announced by the United States Treasury Department and the United Nations are far from commensurate with the conclusions drawn by the United Nations Group of Experts, which, in addition to the so-called M23 rebels, clearly refer by name to highly placed Rwandan officials who are well known to all. With respect to the provisions of resolution 2021 (2011), the Congolese land forces commander, General Gabriel Amisi, who is accused in the report of selling weapons to armed groups, has been suspended from his functions since 22 November, pending an inquiry.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“In turning to the issue of sanctions arising from embargo violations, I congratulate the States and institutions that have announced sanctions against Rwanda, including those already adopted by the United Nations against certain M23 leaders. The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo welcomes such decisions, which send a very telling message of the new readiness of the international community regarding the security problems that have unfairly tried the Democratic Republic of the Congo for more than a decade. Sanctions will mean nothing, however, unless they have a direct impact. In other words, they have to hit their intended target.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“Rwandan territory has been used systematically as a theatre for manoeuvres to circumvent the FARDC in order to conquer new territory on the road to Goma. There is no need for us at this juncture to go into detail about other evidence of Rwanda's involvement in the war around Goma. There is a great deal of such evidence, and it is well documented. In that respect, how can we describe this humanitarian tragedy without concluding that the situation has only exacerbated human suffering, the loss of human life, massive violations of human rights, the rape of women, the forced recruitment of children, widespread population displacements, extortion of property, the breakdown of economic and trade activity, and the growing number of Congolese refugees. In brief, the situation is one of widespread insecurity and a major humanitarian crisis.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“In the View of many observers on the ground, the so-called military success of the M23 in Goma was rather suprising. Unlike the debacle suffered by the attackers since 15 November in the areas of Kibumba and Kazizi along the border with Rwanda, the operations that led to the fall of Goma benefited from remarkable planning, abundant resupply, and in particular night-vision equipment. This is materiel that, unlike Rwanda, neither the FARDC nor the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) have in their arsenals. Even air defence equipment was used against combat helicopters of the Forces armees de la Republique democratique du Congo and MONUSCO.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“It is now evident that Rwanda has acted to deflect attention in order to shield Bosco Ntaganda from international justice. The precedents of Mr. Jules Mutebutsi, who retreated to Rwanda after being defeated in 2004, and of Mr. Laurent Nkunda, who has been living in Rwanda since 2009, are further examples of Rwanda's provision of safe haven to major war criminals. The accelerating deterioration of the situation in the province of North Kivu began on 15 November following the attacks launched on positions of the Forces arme'es de la Republique de'mocratique du Congo (FARDC) by troops of the regular Rwandan army. These included three battalions of the Rwandan Defence Forces (RDF), commanded by General Ruvusha, and two RDF special forces units, including a heavy artillery unit commanded by Rwandan General Gatama Kashumba.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“That flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter, undertaken counter to the principles of peaceful coexistence, the rules of international humanitarian law, human rights and the imperative norms of international law, undeniably meets the definition of aggression pursuant to General Assembly resolution 3314 (XXIX) of 14 December 1974, which defines aggression as "the use of armed force by a State against the sovereignty, territorial integrity or political independence of another State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Charter of the United Nations". Rwanda's proven support for the M23 after the Congolese authorities had said that they were ready to arrest former General Bosco Ntaganda, sought by the International Criminal Court, is a clear obstacle to the execution of the arrest warrant issued by the Court.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“The involvement of high-ranking officials of a foreign army in supporting a rebellion is an act of aggression that the Security Council must recognize pursuant to Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter. It is appropriate to indicate that Rwanda's activities constitute a crime of State, given the type of people involved. Indeed, Rwanda has employed people who are in a position to control or direct military and political State action to create instability in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, violating the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of my country. Rwanda's attitude, underscored by a United Nations Group of Experts mandated under a binding resolution, is an illegal use of force against the territory and political independence of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“However, contrary to the interim report, to which skeptics could give a benefit of the doubt, since Rwanda claimed that its arguments had been ignored, the final report clearly reflects the tenor of Rwanda's written responses. Unfortunately for Rwanda, such observations did not persuade the Group of Experts to revise its initial findings of Rwanda's destabilizing role in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its pursuit of criminal activities and other serious violations of human rights and international humantarian law. In the View of the Group of Experts, the grounds cited by the Rwandan authorities in their own defence are not substantive.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“The de facto chain of command includes General Bosco Ntaganda and is headed by General James Kabarebe, the Rwandan Minister of Defence. According to the report, following the publication of the addendum to the interim report, the Group spoke with the Rwandan Government and considered its written response, but in the Group's judgement none of the fundamental conclusions it had come to earlier merited rethinking. I recall that an annex to the interim report established the fact that Rwandan figures, highly placed in the Rwandan Government, army or intelligence services, are supporting the so-called M23 rebels and providing them with arms, military supplies and new recruits.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“My Government is therefore grateful to the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo for having carefully studied the final report of the Group of Experts, pursuant to its mission to monitor compliance with the sanctions. Like the interim report and its addendum, the final report clearly and conclusively establishes that the Rwandan Government continues to violate the arms embargo. It provides direct military assistance to the self-proclaimed rebels of the Mouvement du 23 mars (M23), facilitates recruitment of combatants for that group, incites and facilitates desertion by Congolese soldiers, and furnishes the M23 with arms, ammunition, intelligence and political advice.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“On that subject, the Democratic Republic of the Congo recalls that the violations documented in the June 27 addendum to the Group of Experts' interim report and in its final report before the Council today, were not brought to light by an anonymous organization, lacking any mandate, for the sole purpose of drawing the international community's attention to the crimes currently being perpetrated on Congolese soil. Those serious violations of the relevant provisions of the Security Council are attested to by a team of trustworthy people who were appointed by the Council itself.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“Mr. Ileka (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): Allow me, Mr. President, once again to express our delegation's pleasure at seeing you preside over this meeting on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, particulary on the final report of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (S/2012/843, annex). First, on behalf of the Congolese Government and our people, I wish to thank the Group of Experts, which, in a spirit of complete independence, resisted external pressure and produced an objective final report, following its interim report of 21 June (S/2012/348, annex) and its addendum of 27 June (S/2012/348/Add.l, annex), both of which exposed the almost exclusive role of external players in the destabilization of the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2012-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6873 (2012) · source
“In order to maintain calm and civil peace in my country, it is important that the Security Council and the international community condemn that kind of agitation and its reprehensible words with the greatest 11-58366 energy. Not to condemn and not to convey to all the appropriate messages of peace and decency will be interpreted by extremists of all sides as a license to set in motion the spiral of violence. Far from trying to be alarmist, I believe that when we see the first signs and harbingers of a crisis that could escalate, it is better to prevent it than to remedy it later. We must act quickly so that each and every person does not doubt the will of the Government and its multilateral and bilateral partners to resolutely take to its end, without disastrous procrastination, the electoral process that will shape the Congo of tomorrow.”
2011-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6649 (2011) · source
“Some acts, such as the affair of the stealth airplane in Kisangani, could recall tragedies of King Ubu and make one smile, but words that are completely out of place, calls to insurrection and incitement to hatred and violence should be completely banned from all discourse. It is in that sense that the precautionary step taken by the Government last Sunday to cut a media signal in Kinshasa must be understood. Moreover, that same channel was suspended this very morning by the Audio-Visual and Communications High Council, as the spectre of Rwanda and its thousand hills is not far away. Unfortunately, it seems to remain alive in certain Congolese politicians.”
2011-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6649 (2011) · source
“Likewise, there have been tensions in Kinshasa, Katanga province and Kasai Province, more precisely in Mbuji-Mayi, where a 13-year-old girl was killed at home, in her house, by a stray bullet after a police officer had shot in the air to disperse demonstrators. In that case, the perpetrator of the shot was arrested and an investigation of his superiors was opened. Moreover, both provincial and national authorities are sparing no effort in urging militants of the various parties to act with further restraint, not to turn to violence and to encourage political actors to engage in responsible speech. It is important that each and every candidate understand that the elections are not an end in themselves, but a step towards consolidating the young Congolese democracy.”
2011-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6649 (2011) · source
“I dare to think that, with the expertise of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and with the assistance provided to it by the Government, the United Nations, multilateral and bilateral partners and the various non-governmental organizations, the INEC will be up to the task and will not miss its historic rendezvous with history in 20 days' time. In general, and all things being equal, I can affirm, if I am not mistaken, that within the same timeframe, the electoral campaign of this year 2011 is much calmer than that of 2005-2006. It is true that tensions exist between certain candidates for the National Assembly. For example, in Kindu recently, the offices of two candidates, both claiming the presidential majority, were burned by respective supporters.”
2011-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6649 (2011) · source
“I would also like to thank Ambassador Roger Meece, Special Representative of the Secretary- General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for the report that he has just presented, which lays out the current situation in my country (S/2011/656). I am grateful to him for the excellent reports that he regularly presents to the Council. Indeed, Ambassador Meece has described the situation in my country. The Democratic Republic of the Congo greatly appreciates his conclusions and recommendations and hopes that the Security Council will support Ambassador Meece and give his report the appropriate follow-up. The Ambassador has also described the state of preparations for the elections.”
2011-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6649 (2011) · source
“Mr. Ileka (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): Allow me first of all to discharge a pleasant duty and to express my great pleasure at seeing you, Mr. President, preside over the Security Council. Indeed, Portugal, your country, has close and centuries-old links with the political and cultural area to which my country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, belongs - old and close ties, as I said, in particular with the kingdom that gave its name to two countries in the Central African subregion, that is, both Congos - Congo-Brazzaville and Congo-Kinshasa. In the same vein, I would like to acknowledge all the merits of your predecessor, the representative of Nigeria, and thank her for her excellent presidency of the Security Council last month and to say to her that all Africa was proud during Nigeria's presidency.”
2011-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6649 (2011) · source
“The Democratic Republic of the Congo therefore remains convinced that, during his second mandate, the issue of the Congo will be brought to a close. Before concluding, Mr. President, I would like, if I may, to give you a little wink. I recall that on 13 June, next Monday, the Secretary-General will be celebrating his birthday. What better birthday present could the Security Council offer him under your presidency than to renew its trust in him between now and then?”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“The Democratic Republic of the Congo has not forgotten that, in January 2007, just a few days after assuming office, the Secretary-General reserved his 11-36878 very first official visit for our country, followed by others in November 2008, February 2009 and June 2010. This undoubtedly reflects the Secretary- General's constant devotion to working for peacebuilding in my country. Once again, my country thanks him for his personal investment in the quest for a lasting solution to the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and for having spared no effort to enable the universal Organization to help the young Congolese democracy to reach its full potential and the Congolese people to realize their political and socio-economic aspirations.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“Our President echoes the emerging unanimity on the subject of the Secretary- General's tireless commitment and leadership in spheres as varied as gender equality and the empowerment of women, the Millennium Development Goals, climate change, international peace and security, development, United Nations system reform and strengthening multilateralism. Our Head of State assures the Secretary-General of his support for his candidature - the candidature of a man of his word who has devoted particular attention to and interest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to which he has shown every consideration.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“In conclusion, I must voice my Government's thanks to the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to all MONUSCO personnel and associated civilian and humanitarian personnel for their tireless efforts to achieve lasting peace and security in my country. To all, I reiterate the full gratitude of my Government for their total devotion to the cause of peace and to restoring the dignity of the Congolese people. To Mr. Ban Ki-moon, I say that His Excellency Mr. Joseph Kabila Kabange, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, welcomed the announcement early this week that the Secretary- General would seek a second five-year term at the head of our universal Organization.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“Thus, the specialized mixed chambers, although established by the Congolese legislature under national law, would see their effectiveness and credibility enhanced if they were to receive the firm support of the Security Council. Such support would require the Council, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter, to decide to establish a responsibility and an obligation for Member States to cooperate with the specialized mixed chambers, especially in the arrest and extradition of suspects. This would be necessary when the absence of cooperation and denial of justice could pose a real threat to international peace and security.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“These specialized mixed chambers will have the potential not only to help put an end to impunity, but also to improve victims' access to the justice system and to more generally enhance the capacities and willingness of the national Congolese judiciary to effectively prosecute the most serious international crimes. Since the bill on the specialized mixed chambers contains specific provisions conferring universal competence to these chambers, we believe that the cooperation of other States, and above all of neighbouring States, would be an important security cordon allowing us to prosecute the perpetrators of grave crimes even once they have fled the crime scene or when the authorities of their respective countries do not wish to prosecute them.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“We recall that, in its determination to put a definitive end to impunity for serious crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in implementation of the relevant recommendations of the United Nations mapping report of October 2010, the Government has taken the initiative to establish within the Congolese judiciary specialized mixed chambers attached to certain provincial appeal courts with the power to try grave violations of human rights committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. To that end, the Government has submitted to Parliament a bill on the creation of a specialized mixed chamber for the suppression of these crimes.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“I can assure our mothers, wives, sisters and daughters that we have not forgotten the atrocities they have suffered. We have not forgotten those mothers disemboweled at Kabinda, Kasika or Katogota. We have not forgotten the massacres at Makobola, Kasala, Imesse and Kamituga, and still less the images of our sisters buried alive at Mwenga.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“Generally speaking, we reaffirm that, when it comes to the struggle against armed groups, including Congolese outlaws, significant progress has undoubtedly been achieved in reducing the threat to the security of the population and in improving the Government's management of the security situation. The normalization of relations with neighbouring States continues. Measures have been taken to remove disruptive elements from the borders, although we reiterate the position we have held since February 2001, which has remained unchanged, that any armed foreigner, whoever he may be, should return to his country of origin. Sixthly and finally, on the issue of justice for the Democratic Republic of the Congo: if we want a true peace, we need to restore truth.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“Regarding the threat embodied by the Lord's Resistance Army rebel movement, it will be necessary, with the help of the countries that have made a leitmotif of the struggle against that movement - which, we recall, is of Ugandan origin - to step up measures to protect civilians from the atrocities committed by the rebel movement of Mr. Joseph Kony and his henchmen. We believe that all the elements are objectively in place to concretely and significantly reduce or even eliminate that armed group's capacity do to harm as it runs riot in an area stretching across the Central African Republic, Chad, the Sudan, Uganda and my own country. This is possible, and is necessary if we are to make peace a reality.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“We thank that country for its support to security sector reform aimed at building peace and security, which will certainly lead to the establishment of an army that we trust will be republican, loyal and competent. Fifthly, on the struggle against armed groups, last month one of the 10 Rwandan fugitives still being sought by international justice for their presumed involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Mr. Bernard Munyagishari, was arrested by the FARDC. Other arrests will follow in the framework of the commitment undertaken by my Government to the United Nations, at a pace that will not undermine the restored peace.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“Regarding the national army, the bilateral option is preferred and the one for which agreements currently being implemented have already been negotiated and concluded with certain countries. Following the re- opening of military bases - particularly those at Kamina, Kananga, Kindu and Kisangani - the 7 military school at the Kitona base has been reopened since 24 May to train junior officers in the Congolese army, thanks to funding from the European Union through its mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Officers and juniors officers of the Forces armees de la Republique democratique du Congo (FARDC) will be trained there by France.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“The Democratic Republic of the Congo's potential and its population's vitality allow us to envisage win-win cooperation. Certain countries have already understood this fact. We call on others to join us and help us down that path. Fourthly, on security sector reform, with respect to the National Police, a request has already been submitted by the Government, but as the Secretary- General freely recognizes in his report, "[p]rogress remains limited because of the lack of complementary support by donors to provide the necessary basic equipment" (S/2011/298, para. 55). Despite this, we continue to place our trust in MONUSCO for the reform of the National Police, with the short-term goal of training for the police personnel required to provide security for the elections.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“It is our humble opinion that the aspects of economic recovery and social rehabilitation and integration of these stabilization and reconstruction programmes, in particular the Stabilization and Reconstruction Plan for Areas Emerging from Armed Conflict, and the programme drawn up by the United Nations country team that aims at the consolidation and development of the regions of the north and the west which, although free of conflict, are facing the consequences of instability in the north and east of the country, must be revisited and rethought. It also seems to us just as important to go beyond these programmes. We call on the international community and on friendly countries that wish to do so to come to our country, invest massively and participate in our development and economic recovery.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“The Democratic Republic of the Congo is already benefiting from a Stabilization and Reconstruction Plan for War-Affected Areas and from an International Security and Stabilization Support Strategy, which targets the province of North Kivu and has been extended to the districts of Haut-Uele and Bas-Uele in Province Orientale, the Province of Maniema, the district of Nord-Tanganyika in the Province of Katanga, as well as the districts of Sud-Ubangui and Equateur, in the Province of Equateur.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“In that area as in all others, as the Minister for International and Regional Cooperation urged so eloquently in the Council on 18 May, "however essential it may be, all future assistance from the United Nations, and MONUSCO in particular, [should] be conceived and organized in a way that makes full use of the investments made by the international community. In this way, we can end the crisis of legitimacy, relaunch the economy and rebuild a State in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - in other words, capitalize and build on the remarkable if still precarious results that we have achieved in this area" (S/PV.6539, p. 6).”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“In this new phase, we will undoubtedly need to have a dialogue, but above all we will need to adapt in the light of how the situation on the ground develops and on the basis, let me reiterate, of the principles of ownership of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, first and foremost, and of the subsidiarity of international cooperation. Thirdly, given that stabilization and the consolidation of peacebuilding for the Democratic Republic of the Congo are a priority overriding all other priorities, the time has come to move to a new stage, that of economic recovery after several years of war.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“The Government is fully aware that it needs the manifold assistance of the United Nations and, to that end, is willing to discuss this matter with the Council. It is therefore incumbent upon us to take strategic multidimensional decisions together with the Council, including military and non- military measures, with a View, inter alia, to allowing the Congolese Government to ensure and assume security and State authority throughout the national territory, good governance, the consolidation of the rule of law and the economic development of the country. We call on friendly countries and our partners to be well aware of the fact that the United Nations and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are entering a new transition in their partnership for the country's renewal.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo supports that recommendation and also calls for a renewal of the pertinent provisions contained in paragraphs 6 and 7 of resolution 1925 (2010), which, with a View to the progressive and orderly withdrawal of MONUSCO, mandates the joint assessment team with helping in the taking of common decisions regarding the configuration of the United Nations mission that will best respond to the new challenges facing us on the ground. I would like to reiterate here that, as a responsible partner, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo assures the Security Council that it has no intention of weakening the consolidation of the security situation under way.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“This morning, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General reiterated his appeal in that regard. We have understood that they will be forthcoming. We trust that the United Nations will respond favourably. I can assure the Council that, as a Member of the United Nations and as the country most directly involved, the Democratic Republic of the Congo will shoulder all obligations stemming from this plan. We have no doubt that all of the States Members of the Organization will do likewise. Some of them have already done so, and we are grateful to them for that. Secondly, with regard to the renewal of MONUSCO's mandate, in paragraph 83 of his report, the Secretary-General recommends that MONUSCO's mandate be extended by a further period of 12 months.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“I turn first to the issue of elections, the holding of which under the best possible conditions will undoubtedly be the primary immediate challenge for the Government and the international community. It is now up to the Congolese political class and the Commission electorale nationale independante (CENI) not only to accelerate the preparations for elections due to be held in line with the established timeline and within the constitutional deadlines, but also to administer this process in a peaceful climate. With regard to the expected role to be played by the United Nations, I would like to reiterate the request of the Government for MONUSCO's logistical and technical support to CENI. To that end, the United Nations Mission has told us that it has drawn up a plan that will require additional resources.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“I will not revisit the fruitful exchanges that took place during the meeting, which allowed us to forge a three-fold consensus between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Security Council, namely, on the progress achieved towards the normalization of the situation in the country; on the obstacles that continue to stand in the way of that normalization, which require our urgent common attention; and, on the basis of that dual assessment, consensus on future United Nations action in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the basis of MONUSCO's mandate. I will now briefly touch upon a number of elements contained in the report under consideration that seem to me to be essential.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“Lastly, I would like to recognize the essential nature of the report of the Secretary-General contained in document S/2011/298, of 12 May 2011, on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). I thank the Secretary-General and I express my appreciation for the briefing just given to us by his Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ambassador Roger Meece, whose presence among us today I welcome. On 18 May, the Security Council held an important meeting that allowed us to reach the necessary consensus on the progress achieved and on identifying challenges on the path towards stabilization and peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (see S/PV.6539).”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“Mr. Ileka (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): I would like at the outset to say how pleased I am to see you, Sir, presiding over the Security Council in the month of June. I am all the more pleased that it is under the presidency of a noble son of Central Africa that the Council will consider the future of the long partnership between my country and the United Nations, which aims to restore the Democratic Republic of the Congo to its rightful place in the community of nations. I would also like to commend your predecessor, Sir, the Permanent Representative of France, for the knowledge and expertise that he demonstrated last month in managing the complex issues under the purview of the Security Council.”
2011-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6551 (2011) · source
“In other words, my country hopes to continue to work closely with the Council and the Group of Experts established pursuant to resolution 1952 (2010) in a spirit of mutual respect. That is our request.”
2011-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6476 (2011) · source