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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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“One can readily identify the modest contribution of the Group of Experts in the resolutions and decisions adopted at the summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region on mineral resources management and certification, which was held in Lusaka, Zambia, on 15 December 2010. The collaboration between the Group of Experts and the Government, through the Ministry of Mining, is far from over. We hope to continue benefiting from the Group's expertise, particularly this year, during which the Democratic Republic of the Congo will chair the Kimberley process. The same holds true for other areas, such as the fight against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, in which the Group's ideas have certainly held our attention.”
2011-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6476 (2011) · source
“I cannot conclude, however, without first expressing my gratitude to you, Madame President, in your other, high capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Relations between my Government and the various groups of experts we have seen since 2001 have rarely been contentious and have been characterized by respect for the scope of action of all actors involved, despite our differences. Often, and this was again the case last year, the reports of the Group of Experts have largely strengthened the peace process.”
2011-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6476 (2011) · source
“We have already requested logistical support from MONUSCO. It is thanks to MONUSCO that we have already begun to distribute various electoral materials. My country has assumed the fuel and maintenance costs of the distribution. We are now awaiting detailed instructions from the newly established Independent National Electoral Commission on how to organize the electoral process, in particular voter registration, electoral lists, voting operations and ballot counting. In short, we ask the Commission to shine a light on our path towards these elections. These are the few points that I wished to raise in this morning's meeting.”
2011-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6476 (2011) · source
“In any case, the Government is firmly convinced that the review will enable it to assume its historic responsibility to adjust the ambitions of our young democracy, which is still finding its voice, to match its own resources and to learn from other African experiences. Moreover, as highlighted in the report of the Secretary-General, my Government has made a commitment to covering the majority of the election costs. This is a sovereign decision, dating back to 2006, that was presented to and accepted by the Steering Committee. Given our current economic difficulties, this is a significant sacrifice that will be useful and necessary if one day we wish to organize elections as they are organized in all democracies worthy of that name. The Congolese Government will be responsible for the security of candidates, polling stations and results.”
2011-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6476 (2011) · source
“Regardless of the real or alleged intentions of those who initiated the review, it is worth emphasizing that they did so in full compliance with articles 218 and 219 of the Constitution of 18 February 2006. It is equally useful to recall that the debate on the review of the Constitution dates back to 2006, when it was promulgated by the President of the Republic. The hardliners still hope that Parliament - which was newly elected at the time and on which the people, the supreme leaders, will be voting again this year - will review the entire Constitution, which was the result of trade-offs, negotiations and even bargaining among non-elected entities during the political transition period. The minimalists, for their part, are in favour of making adjustments as and when necessary as institutions grow stronger and reassert themselves.”
2011-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6476 (2011) · source
“Further to the west, the Democratic Republic of the Congo recognizes the sovereign right of all countries to manage their immigration policies as they deem fit. However, as we do with other countries on a daily basis, particularly those in the northern 11-2264] hemisphere, we would ask that the expulsions of Congolese nationals be carried out with dignity and in accordance with the relevant commitments made more than 10 years ago. The year 2011 will certainly be an election year in Africa. The Democratic Republic of the Congo plans to hold elections in late November. All Council members have followed the discussions that led to the constitutional review. It is important to emphasize that no one in the Democratic Republic of the Congo questions the constitutionality of that review.”
2011-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6476 (2011) · source
“Overall, the situation remains a source of concern, although we should recognize the work of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and MONUSCO. The situation is particularly worrisome not only in the east, but also in the west. In the north-west, the Government signed a tripartite agreement with the sisterly Republic of the Congo and UNHCR, and adopted a timetable establishing 20 April as the date on which operations would begin to repatriate my country's displaced from northern Republic of the Congo. The rainy season has made the living conditions of the displaced quite precarious. The UNHCR requires additional resources to help both Congos to provide assistance to the displaced.”
2011-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6476 (2011) · source
“We should now expedite the security sector reform process with a view to meeting the requirements of a national, republican and apolitical army that is subject to constitutionally established civilian authority at all levels of power. That authority should respect and protect the dignity and fundamental freedoms of the individual, particularly of women, while also taking into account the country's geopolitical and geostrategic importance. Everyone agrees that such reform is essential to the stabilization and post-conflict consolidation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 1 would now like to briefly review the humanitarian situation. The report of the Secretary- General (S/2011/20) is quite detailed in that sense, particularly in regard to the eastern and southern provinces.”
2011-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6476 (2011) · source
“Those developments will also help us in the eastern part of the country, in the North and South Kivu provinces, in the fight against the remnants of foreign armed groups, most of Rwandan origin, and against those of my Congolese countrymen who have become outlaws. The fight against armed groups must be waged in tandem with security sector reform. Organic laws to reform the Forces armees de la Republique democratique du Congo (FARDC), the organization and functioning of the armed forces and the organization, funding and functioning of the Superior Council of Defence, as well as a draft organic law on the police, were recently enacted by Parliament.”
2011-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6476 (2011) · source
“The judicial architecture to be established, while delivering justice to the millions of Congolese who fell victim to the rupture in international peace and security, will certainly be built in such a way as to enable us to know which cases of rape are still being committed. The return of peace, of total peace, is the best guarantee for putting an end to these acts that we deplore. That is why, in areas where insecurity persists, the fight against foreign and Congolese armed groups must be pursued, with the support of MONUSCO and other interested partners. In the northern part of the country, the fortunate developments in the Central African Republic and the Sudan should enable us to better coordinate to effectively combat the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).”
2011-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6476 (2011) · source
“We should also stress that, despite these shortcomings, the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains one of the rare countries where senior officers have been prosecuted and incarcerated for acts directly related to sexual violence. The assistance provided to us by MONUSCO, particularly in apprehending perpetrators and setting up early warning systems with a view to preventing possible cases of rape, should also be highlighted. In that regard, I am very reassured by the fact that the process aimed at providing a response to the report of the mapping exercise documenting the most serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law committed between March 1993 and June 2003 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has made substantial progress.”
2011-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6476 (2011) · source
“It is, of course, also the responsibility of the Congolese Government, which is primarily responsible for security, the protection of civilians and ensuring respect for the rule of law, international humanitarian law and human rights in our country. I am quite optimistic and confident about the outcome of the visit now under way by Ms. Margot Wallstrom, Special Representative of the Secretary- General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, particularly regarding the preparation of strategies for preventing and deterring sexual violence against women. However, these crimes against humanity, by whosoever committed * nationals, foreigner or even messengers of peace - call for reparations. They require us to put an end to this impunity.”
2011-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6476 (2011) · source
“The third International Action of the World March of Women, held in Bukavo from 13 to 17 October 2010, and the opening just a few days ago, also in Bukavo, of the City of Joy for Congolese women who have escaped sexual violence are among the significant indications that it is time to put an end to that barbaric practice. I reiterate once again the unfailing commitment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to eliminating the scourge of sexual violence. The fight against violence against women, particularly sexual violence, is a shared but differentiated responsibility of the international community and the United Nations, whose management of the Great Lakes crisis a decade ago was not one of its shining moments.”
2011-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6476 (2011) · source
“While a great many things have been accomplished, significant challenges remain, as the Special Representative eloquently stressed. Eleven years ago, during the Security Council's debate of 10 January 2000 on the impact of AIDS on peace and security in Africa (see S/PV.4087), although I was not yet Ambassador I drew the Council's attention to and denounced the use of rape as a weapon of war in my country. As I recently stressed at the first regular session of the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, held from 24 to 26 January, for the Democratic Republic of the Congo violence against women remains a real scourge, a dark reminder and a sinister legacy of a decade of ruptured international peace and security, of which my country was the expiatory victim.”
2011-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6476 (2011) · source
“In reiterating my best wishes for his success, I pay a well-deserved tribute to Ambassador Roger Meece for his work in his capacity as Special Representative of the Secretary-General at the head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). I thank him for his exhaustive briefing and introduction of the Secretary-General's report in document S/201 l/20, before the Council today. The Council has heard the Special Representative of the Secretary-General describe the good relationship between my Government and MONUSCO as it fulfils its mandate, which I can confirm. The joint assessment has yet to suggest the need for a new configuration of MONUSCO's mandate or deployment. That in itself speaks volumes.”
2011-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6476 (2011) · source
“Mr. Ileka (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): Allow me at the outset to express my satisfaction at seeing you, Madame, presiding over the Security Council this month. You represent a country, Brazil, with which the Democratic Republic of the Congo enjoys excellent relations based on mutual respect and esteem. I take this opportunity to join you in thanking your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the masterly manner in which he led the work of the Council last month, as well as for his zeal, expertise and competence in discharging his duties.”
2011-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6476 (2011) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to recall that, in absolute terms, the Congolese people have by far paid the heaviest price for the breakdown in international peace and security, which has continued in the Great Lakes region for nearly two decades now. Millions of my sisters and brothers have been massacred. It is they, not the nationals of another country, who are the victims of sexual violence. The horror goes on. Atrocities continue with little hope for justice. We ask the Council to have the courage and the political will to decide justly so that the Congolese people can at last believe in improved prospects, enabling them to envisage with much greater calm the future of a country and a region where greater peace, security, justice and prosperity will reign.”
2010-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6378 (2010) · source
“12 We need to train and equip national and local police in order to better ensure the protection of local people while the army seeks to restore public order. The Government has already made a request in that regard. To date, the response has been one of deafening silence. Lastly, we need to support the national justice system. It should be in a position to fully play its role both in putting an end to impunity and in awarding the victims restorative justice. It is urgent and important to provide my country with sound national structures for the protection of human rights and an appropriate institutional framework under which criminals must answer for their acts.”
2010-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6378 (2010) · source
“In that regard, we wish sincerely to thank the United Nations agencies that have already provided substantial assistance. Again in the near term, psychiatric and psychological treatment for victims is essential. Rapes having devastated several small villages around Luvungi and Walikale, it will also be vital to create space for dialogue that includes local chiefs, churches and community networks, with a view to preserving the fabric of the families of those villages as far as possible. Moreover, perpetrators must be pursued, apprehended and tried. The Government is already working to that end. For its part, MONUSCO also needs to do the same and to assist the Government, as I have said, under Chapter VII.”
2010-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6378 (2010) · source
“The province also has the densest concentration of armed men in the country, but their total number is sorely inadequate to covering the areas of operations in comparison to the abilities of the armed forces of the European countries. Finally, the resources of the national police are truly pathetic. How can the police act in such conditions against assassins armed with war materiel. It is tantamount to mission impossible. What can and should we do? While I appreciate the recommendations and ideas put forward by the Assistant Secretary-General and the Special Representative, 1 should also like to advance a limited number of options. In the near term, we should provide medical assistance to the victims. Any assistance, wherever it may come from and whatever its nature, is welcome.”
2010-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6378 (2010) · source
“If we could do so by ourselves, we would not have needed MONUSCO or the whole international presence in our country. Similarly, if this Council believes that MONUSCO cannot help us in that respect, then its presence is totally useless and members will have to draw the clear conclusion that it must be withdrawn so that we can address our own demons, be they domestic or imported. Lastly, some delegations will seek to attach blame for the dysfunctional prevention and response to the news of the mass rapes. As well noted by the Assistant Secretary-General, the area of North Kivu province is larger than that of many European countries. The province lacks those countries' infrastructure and services. The rugged terrain and lack of communications are an explanation, but not an excuse.”
2010-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6378 (2010) · source
“I remain convinced that, had the Council deigned to give the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sufficient personnel and equipment in 2008, two years ago, we would be much further along in the peace process today and in re-establishing the authority of the Government throughout the national territory. How many more rapes and other violations of human rights must we again condemn before we understand that we must pursue these terrorists and assassins resolutely if we are to promote a return to normalcy? Other delegations will say that it is above all the responsibility of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure security throughout its territory and to protect its civilians. That is true, but let us stop turning a blind eye.”
2010-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6378 (2010) · source
“At that time, following the pressure brought to bear by a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) - particularly international NGOs - that was not possible. Today, those same NGOs are calling for an urgent public inquiry into the rapes. I say yes to such an inquiry. In any case, who could or would dare oppose such an inquiry? At the same time, however, I call for an end to a certain hypocrisy. Would such an inquiry put an end to these atrocities. I doubt that, and will speak out against this way of making the suffering and misery of my compatriots into bargaining chips.”
2010-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6378 (2010) · source
“But that is not enough. In our humble view, the Security Council and the Secretary-General would benefit by instructing the Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) to fully implement the relevant provisions of resolution 1925 (2010), and particularly its paragraphs 6 and sub-paragraphs (a), (c) to (f) and (h) of paragraph 12 under Chapter VII of the Charter in support of the Government's pursuit, arrest and trial of the perpetrators so that they can be held accountable for their acts. It will be recalled that, since 2008, we have advocated more robust United Nations action, jointly with us, to put an end to the activities of these agents of death in our country.”
2010-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6378 (2010) · source
“This should give us food for thought with respect to the impact of the war on the young people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nevertheless, a crime is a crime, and in this case we need to take robust action against the criminals. I recall that my Government takes the issue of sexual violence most seriously. Sexual and gender-based violence are unspeakable and should be condemned wholeheartedly. They are a scourge that must be eradicated. A small number of the Mai-Mai bandits have been identified by the Congolese authorities and are currently incarcerated and awaiting trial. Similarly, I must inform the Council that the zero-tolerance policy followed by the Government will be tirelessly applied to the uncontrolled elements of the Forces armees de la Republique democratique du Congo who are found guilty of rape.”
2010-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6378 (2010) · source
“Some delegations will be tempted to seek the easy way out by imposing a litany of sanctions that will have no impact in the reality of the deep equatorial forests and will be entirely ineffective and incapable of offering relief from the daily and now commonplace horror that our men and women have, as I have noted, experienced for more than a decade. In the quest for appropriate solutions to these mass rapes, which we all regret and condemn, I shall begin by being politically incorrect. The criminals - at least, those of Congolese nationality - who committed these reprehensible acts are mostly young and themselves the products, and thus the victims, of a war that has gone on far too long and which we have endured for more then 15 years.”
2010-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6378 (2010) · source
“Those heinous acts, wielded as a weapon of war, are yet another chapter in the unspeakable suffering of the men and women of the Congo over the course of more than a decade. The Council has just heard an exhaustive briefing from Assistant Secretary-General Atul Khare. I should like to acknowledge its importance and to offer him my full appreciation. Similarly, I wish most sincerely to thank Ms. Margot Wallstrom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, for her important statement on the issue at hand. The briefings of the Assistant Secretary-General and the Special Representative, which the Council will shortly consider during its private consultations, should be followed up with solutions, proposals and specific action.”
2010-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6378 (2010) · source
“Mr. Ileka (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): I will be brief. Allow me at the outset to express to you, Sir, my joy at seeing you preside over the Security Council this month. Indeed, you represent a country, Turkey, with which my country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, enjoys very close relations marked by mutual respect and esteem. I also thank you for having kindly agreed to convene this important meeting of the Security Council on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular following the tragedy in Luvungi. You have thereby given me yet another opportunity to express my deep disgust over the mass rapes that took place there a month ago over the course of four days and nights, in full impunity.”
2010-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6378 (2010) · source
“However, if we wish to work to resolve the problems posed by the illicit traffic in weapons at the national, regional and international levels in order to produce the greatest benefit for our countries and peoples, that partnership deserves to be built upon, and even strengthened, with regard both to the necessary coordination of United Nations efforts and to broader and more effective cooperation with regional organizations.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288Resumption1 (2010) · source
“I should like in advance to thank the delegations that will join us and the Department for Disarmament Affairs in ensuring that the Meeting can take place, thereby underscoring their resolve and commitment to succeed in defeating a traffic that all of us deplore. In conclusion, I should like to associate myself with all the calls on the international community to provide the Central African region all the assistance requested in effectively coordinating the fight against the illicit traffic in weapons. The commitment of the Security Council is crucial to that end. Our countries have already welcomed the felicitous partnership that has been established between the United Nations and the ECCAS.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288Resumption1 (2010) · source
“I very much hope that it will contribute to sustaining and strengthening the solidarity of the Security Council and the international community with the Central African region with a view to eradicating the illicit traffic in these weapons. IfI may just exceed a bit more the time that has been given to me, I wish to inform the Council that my country will host a regional preparatory meeting in Kinshasa in connection with the Fourth Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons, to be held in New York in June.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Our countries are pursuing cooperation in the context of both ECCAS and the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa, which was established as a framework for coordination in May 1992 by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. Working in close cooperation with the Department for Disarmament Affairs, as many delegations have mentioned, next month my country will host the Committee's thirty-first ministerial meeting, which will focus almost exclusively on a draft legal instrument on the control small arms and light weapons in Central Africa, their ammunitions and any equipment that might be used in their manufacture. Having said that, I cannot but express my great satisfaction and gratitude to you, Mr. President, for your timely initiative to convene today's meeting of the Council.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288Resumption1 (2010) · source
“I would also briefly like to mention the efforts made in awareness-raising and community disarmament under the aegis of the Government by the Ecumenical Programme for the Transformation of Conflicts and Reconciliation. Moreover, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has signed and ratified all the legal instruments of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) in this field. With regard to Congolese law, as the Council is aware, duly constituted international treaties and agreements take precedence over national law. I can assure the Council that the States members of ECCAS - which, as its Secretary-General has mentioned, include almost a dozen countries, more than half of which were in conflict situations not long ago - understand perfectly the seriousness of the problem of the illicit traffic in weapons.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288Resumption1 (2010) · source
“With the assistance of the United Nations system, the European Union and a number of non-governmental organizations, and with the support of certain States, including the United States, Belgium and France, my country has taken myriad legislative measures, bolstered its operational capacities and, finally, undertaken appropriate steps in terms of information exchange and the maintenance of registries on the control, seizure, confiscation and destruction of weapons. By way of illustration, in 2009 our country destroyed over 100,000 weapons and 480 tons of munitions. Furthermore, a weapons-marking operation was launched on 20 February.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288Resumption1 (2010) · source
“To fight the scourge of the illicit traffic in weapons, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has undertaken remedial measures, some of which will become preventive in the future and all of which are aimed at strengthening our capacity to counter the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and to reduce armed violence. My country has thus acquired an institutional framework, inter alia, through the creation of a national commission for the control of small arms and light weapons and the reduction of armed violence.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Our national plans for combating the proliferation of small arms and light weapons should incorporate peacebuilding efforts, gender equality, strategies for the empowerment of women, broader poverty reduction policies, and concepts of national and human security. Our States should be encouraged to strengthen cooperation aimed at the gathering, storage and exchange of data on small arms and light weapons. Appropriate training and capacity-building policies for the implementation of national arms control and reduction programmes are desirable. The task would be crushing for our States without appropriate international assistance, and it would be difficult for them successfully to implement policies for peace, stability, security and the protection of our young democracies.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Practical cooperation is desirable among the authorities of our States responsible for investigations, the Security Council sanctions committees, peacekeeping missions, and relevant regional and international organizations. To that end, coercive measures should be considered not only against individuals, but also against any State Member of the United Nations that violates arms embargos against conflict zones in our subregion. The efforts of our States to combat the uncontrolled proliferation of these weapons should be based on the belief that security, development and human rights are all interconnected.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Our States should more firmly address the supply networks for small arms and light weapons through a process of registering, tracing, marking and identifying weapons, with the assistance and support of such organizations as INTERPOL, or through international instruments under United Nations auspices, without prejudice to the relevant provisions of the United Nations Charter, their commitments vis-a-vis other existing international instruments, and of course their national security and interests. We should also clearly identify the links between the illicit traffic in these weapons and the illegal exploitation of natural and other resources, as well as the illicit traffic in narcotics, and in response develop innovative strategies.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Our countries seek better cooperation with the United Nations bodies primarily responsible for dealing with small arms and light weapons: the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Peacebuilding Commission, the Office for Disarmament Affairs, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, and the position currently under creation of Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. On the ground, we need to rethink and better populate programmes for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration; disarmament, demobilization, 5 reintegration and repatriation or resettlement; disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation or resettlement; and security sector reform.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288Resumption1 (2010) · source
“If this process is to be successful, we cannot sufficiently stress the imperative need to strengthen cooperation and partnership at the international level, since the fight against the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons largely transcends Central Africa and extends to the entire continent and, indeed, the entire world. How can we face this challenge and together travel the road to normalization? In Central Africa, we require peace and stability. We require a peace to keep or build, even through political settlements likely to prevent recourse to violence and therefore the demands of a potential market for arms and ammunition.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The Democratic Republic of the Congo has suffered millions of deaths, millions of lifelong disabilities, millions of internally displaced persons and refugees, massive violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, exponential growth in the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in conflict zones, and especially - and this is of great concern for our future - the sacrifice of an entire young generation that already comprises the majority of our population and will be the Democratic Republic of the Congo of tomorrow. I wish to spare the Council further litanies. Today, my country is in the process of reconstruction, institutional consolidation and rebuilding the nation.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288Resumption1 (2010) · source
“I am from a country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which, owing to its geographical situation and the breach of international peace and security that 10-28131 it has experienced, unfortunately embodies the tragedy that Central Africa has suffered as a result of the proliferation and illicit circulation of arms, in particular small arms and light weapons, to which former Secretary-General Kofi Annan once referred as African weapons of mass destruction. Indeed, over the past decade my country has been the theatre of the most murderous war Africa has ever known. The price that has been paid by the Congolese people is unimaginable.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Mr. Ileka (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): At the outset, I should like to discharge the pleasant duty of conveying to you, Sir, my delight at seeing you preside over the Security Council. I am all the more gratified by your presidency as a result of the fact that you represent a country, the Gabonese Republic, with which the Democratic Republic of the Congo has long enjoyed excellent relations marked by mutual esteem and respect. Allow me also to welcome the presence here of Ms. Migiro, Mr. Costa, Mr. Duarte and Mr. Sylvain- Goma, and to thank them sincerely for their valuable contributions to this debate.”
2010-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6288Resumption1 (2010) · source
“In the meantime, we dare to hope that MONUC will be able to help us face the alarming security situation in the eastern part of the country caused by the ongoing threats of armed groups, foreign and national alike, that are reluctant to disarm and disengage. It is time to end the suffering of the children, women and men of the Congo and to put a halt to the current conflict and its concomitant problems in the administration of justice and the fight against impunity. I continue to recall the urgent necessity of ending the war, which is in the clear interests not only of the Democratic Republic of the Congo but also of the entire Great Lakes region. We must end the war and the unspeakable suffering of our peoples. The Security Council has the obligation and the duty to assist us in that task.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6253 (2009) · source
“The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a new democracy. The Congolese people are pleased with their democracy and in no circumstances would desire a return to any form of authoritarianism, even one imposed by the Security Council. In conclusion, I confirm that my Government will work closely with the Security Council to establish the parameters to determine the future of the United Nations presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Government will do so alongside the Council, and assures the Council of its future cooperation with those in charge of implementing the new mandate of MONUC within six months of its reconfiguration.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6253 (2009) · source
“That individual is known to all present here, and High Commissioners for Human Rights Mary Robinson and the late Sergio Vieira de Mello often called on the Security Council to ensure that this criminal be held accountable for his acts, and in particular his acknowledged role in the 2002 Kisangani massacres. The fourth truth is the demand for democracy. The resolution calls on my Government to enact and implement legislation within six months of the resolution's adoption. With all due respect to you, Sir, and to the principal organ responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security, I must point out that the Democratic Republic of the Congo has a Constitution, and that it is the Constitution and the Constitution alone that determines the procedure for initiating, enacting and promulgating laws.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6253 (2009) · source
“The resolution is silent about what is to be done with those who - despite having their names on the sanctions list of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) and being sought by the International Criminal Court - were honoured with a troop review by a Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, who did not hesitate to speak to them before the cameras of the world. We Congolese have never forgotten that shocking and painful spectacle. Finally, the resolution has nothing to say concerning the main target of the Agreements of 23 March.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6253 (2009) · source
“We therefore invite the United Nations to support our operation, the underlying motivation for which is to re-establish lasting peace and to ensure the good administration of justice that can undermine impunity so as to strengthen and maintain lasting peace in my country. The third truth is the multiple reference to the Agreements of 23 March 2009. The Security Council's legitimate request for the comprehensive implementation of these Agreements runs somewhat counter to its demand for justice and reintegration into the FARDC.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6253 (2009) · source
“Must we point out yet again that it has been established that no State can effectively address alone the many challenges of restoring justice and respect for the rule of law in post-conflict societies? The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, having a firm grasp of the situation, launched Operation Zero Tolerance to meet those challenges. With respect to the collateral damage ensuing from the joint MONUC-FARDC Operation Kimia II, it therefore believes that the solution lies in applying this zero-tolerance policy in order to bring the perpetrators of these acts before Congolese courts and tribunals.”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6253 (2009) · source
“With respect to the few elements who are nominally FARDC members but continue to elude command and to commit crimes individually or in groups, this problem can be solved only through joint action on the ground between the Congolese and United Nations military, in accordance with the status- of-forces agreement. 3 Has the Security Council forgotten that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is still a post- conflict country, for which the strengthening of the rule of law remains a major challenge? Must it be recalled that the scandal of the sexual exploitation of Congolese women and children, which the Council itself has denounced, is a direct consequence of that instability?”
2009-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6253 (2009) · source