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Kabuo

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  1. “Another specific condition for the withdrawal should be the establishment of a mechanism for security-sector reform. Sixthly, we call on the Member States of the Security Council to urge the Congolese authorities to begin reforming the security sector, particularly the army, as soon as possible in order to enable it to protect the Congolese people and their property throughout the country’s territory. The ever-growing challenges facing the Congolese people may seem insurmountable, but in times like these we must not despair. As representatives of civil society, we have not lost hope that peace will one day come to our country. However, we will only succeed if the international community, including the Security Council, supports us in our efforts.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  2. “Thirdly, the Security Council must ensure that women participate fully and equally at all stages of the electoral process, beginning with voter registration. We also ask MONUSCO to ensure the protection not only of citizens exercising their right to vote but also of women candidates, observers and administrators, especially in conflict areas. Fourthly, the Security Council should remind the stakeholders in the peace process, including in the Nairobi and Luanda processes, that the full and active participation and involvement of women is essential to achieving sustainable peace, as set out in resolution 1325 (2000). Fifthly, we call on the Security Council to ensure that MONUSCO’s withdrawal is gradual, accountable and conditioned on respect for human rights and the protection of civilians.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  3. “In that regard, we urge the Security Council, first, to ensure that MONUSCO provides full protection to the civilians, especially women and girls, who continue to live in the conflict-affected areas. MONUSCO must also monitor and report on all human rights violations, including violations against women. Secondly, the Security Council must ensure that all the parties, including the Congolese armed forces, the East African Community regional force and MONUSCO, act within a framework of strict respect for human rights and international humanitarian law. We also ask that the Council ensure that all three of their mandates are clear and complementary, and that no human rights violations are committed in the course of their operations.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  4. “Our people are frustrated by the fact that although MONUSCO has been present in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for more than 20 years, it has still not been able to end the cycle of violence or provide adequate protection and security for civilians in accordance with its mandate. Moreover, after at least 12 people were shot to death during the anti-MONUSCO protests in July, the population is even less accepting of the Mission. A clear and well-communicated transition plan from MONUSCO with significant gender-related elements is crucial to finding a sustainable solution to the conflict. We expect that such a plan, in addition to meeting the current standards for gender inclusion, will go a step further by clearly articulating the ways in which women’s civil-society perspectives will inform how we evaluate progress.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  5. “In the round of Nairobi peace talks held in April, there were no women among the 30 delegates from the armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. And while the most recent talks held in November included women and civil-society representatives and women leaders, those leaders continue to reiterate how vital it is for the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and MONUSCO to ensure that they are fully and meaningfully included in all current and future negotiations, given the active and essential role that women have played and continue to play in local peace efforts. Anti-MONUSCO sentiment is growing among the population.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  6. “When they do have access to voting booths, women must contend not only with the reluctance derived from gender stereotypes but also practical obstacles, such as the lack of information about voting procedures. And women candidates have to contend with a lack of information and of funding in addition to gender-based violence. The Independent National Electoral Commission recently announced an electoral timetable giving voters only 30 days to register. Such a short time frame is an additional obstacle to the full participation of internally displaced persons and people with disabilities as well as women, particularly in conflict areas. The third round of peace talks on the Democratic Republic of the Congo was held in Nairobi last week.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  7. “It is essential to monitor and report attacks on women human rights defenders and peacemakers, especially since the existing protection mechanisms have proved to be ineffective and gender-blind. Unfortunately, there are no consultations with civil society on the electoral calendar. With elections now scheduled for December 2023, it will be crucial to consider the current context of women and young people’s political participation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as the civic space they are afforded to express themselves. Women continue to face fundamental barriers to accessing polling stations, particularly in remote rural areas.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  8. “Even the Security Council, which has the ability to set an example for the rest of the world through its sanctions regime, has listed no new individuals or groups since 2020. The conflict has displaced more than a million people, a significant proportion of them women and girls. Women are not only at increased risk of sexual and gender-based violence, but also of diseases such as cholera. Women human rights defenders continue to be targeted by combatants and subjected to death threats, arbitrary arrests, abductions, sexual and gender-based violence, office raids and stigmatization — all in the context of a culture of impunity for human rights violations.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  9. “Moreover, the presence of East African Community troops has created great anxiety among a population already under a constant threat of violence and abuse of its basic rights. Civilians are being forced to pay taxes to armed groups to guarantee their safety in their own homes, and those who cannot pay have no choice but to flee or risk being subjected to violence. The situation has also increased the economic vulnerability of the women living in the context of conflict. It is well known that this conflict has had a profoundly negative impact on women and girls. While gender-based violence increased by 80 per cent in 2021, justice remains elusive, as the perpetrators are rarely punished.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  10. “The resumption of fighting between the Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo and the Mouvement du 23 mars (M-23) has aggravated tensions in the region, as well as the humanitarian crisis and the incidence of human rights violations in the country. As the region strives to find peaceful solutions to the conflict, Rwanda — through its President, Paul Kagame — has continued to provide military support to the M-23. On 29 and 30 November, in the villages of Kishishe and Bambo, in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province, M-23 rebels engaged in retaliatory attacks on civilians, killing 102 men, 17 women and 12 children — 131 civilians in total. They also raped at least 20 women and five girls.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  11. “I thank you, Madam President, for giving me the opportunity to share today some concerns and recommendations with regard to my country, the Democratic Republic of Congo. My name is Rebecca Kabuo and I am a member of the Lutte pour le changement (LUCHA), which is a non-partisan, non-violent, citizen-led movement that was launched in 2012 in Goma to call for respect for democracy and basic human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. My statement today will focus on three main points: first, the current situation in the country, particularly in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo; secondly, the impact of this conflict on women and the crucial importance of women’s political participation; and thirdly, the role of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source