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  1. “I call on the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure the effectiveness of its national victims’ reparations fund for victims of conflict-related sexual violence; urgently strengthen the management and security of camps for internally displaced persons; promote women’s participation and leadership in community-recovery and stabilization initiatives; pursue its Demobilization, Disarmament, Community Recovery and Stabilization Programme aimed at managing armed groups at the local level; prosecute alleged perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence; step up its national security efforts to protect civilians in general, and women and girls in particular, in conflict zones and throughout the country ahead of the departure of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from the country; guarantee the availability of medicines in referral hospitals to ensure the provision of adequate health care, including access to safe abortion, in accordance with the Maputo Protocol; and ensure free, democratic and transparent elections during this tense pre-electoral period, while respecting freedom of expression, which, along with the right to a fair trial aimed at achieving high-quality justice, remains a fundamental constitutional right.”

    2023-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9427 (2023) · source

  2. “They should support awareness-raising programmes on positive masculinity for ex-combatants, facilitate access to water, hygiene and sanitation, support the construction of additional integrated multifunctional centres, support apprenticeship programmes for women and strengthen initiatives for women’s meaningful participation in the Nairobi and Luanda peace processes. I call on donors to fund prevention programmes that involve men and boys in the fight against gender-based violence in emergency situations, support integrated programme-based approaches, ensure the effective leveraging of funding for women’s organizations and increase support for the humanitarian response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I call on the members of the Council to ensure the effective implementation of resolution 1820 (2008).”

    2023-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9427 (2023) · source

  3. “Regarding my second point, on the importance of involving women and young women in peacebuilding efforts, as far as women and girls are concerned the top priority is achieving peace, security and sustainable solutions. It is essential to strengthen women’s initiatives to tackle the root causes of conflict and to strengthen collaboration among humanitarian, peace and development actors — in other words, to make that nexus stronger, including by implementing resolution 1325 (2000). Congolese women need their country to be peaceful, and they deserve peace, the chance to return home and the support they need to re-establish their livelihoods so they can provide for themselves. In that regard, I would like to make some recommendations to the United Nations agencies.”

    2023-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9427 (2023) · source

  4. “I should not conclude this point without noting that the Democratic Republic of the Congo has taken useful legislative measures to ensure access to justice and accountability for conflict-related sexual violence by enacting a law, creating a national victims’ reparations fund and recruiting new magistrates. However, in order to ensure the effectiveness of those gestures of political goodwill, it is also necessary for facilities to be established to provide legal and judicial support to the survivors and victims of conflict-related sexual violence and for magistrates to be deployed to remote areas so that they can bring justice closer to the people.”

    2023-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9427 (2023) · source

  5. “Against the backdrop of those enormous needs, displaced women and girls are subjected to sexual exploitation, violence and abuse, which have significant effects on both their protection and health, including early or unwanted pregnancies and an increase in sexually transmitted infections. The Gender-based Violence sub-cluster reported 35,000 cases of sexual violence between January and June. In the context of the resurgence of gender-based violence, including marital violence, the perpetrators benefit from impunity owing to the difficulty of access to justice.”

    2023-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9427 (2023) · source

  6. “I note that those acts have been committed not only in areas occupied by armed rebel groups but almost everywhere, especially in Tongo, Rutshuru territory, and in the camps in the area of Goma that are sheltering those who have been displaced owing to conflict. I would also like to draw the Security Council’s attention to the intercommunal conflicts in the provinces of Tanganyika, Tshopo and Mai-Ndombe, which have led to the displacement of populations and have therefore created significant humanitarian needs. Cases of sexual violence have also been reported, but the humanitarian response mechanism in those areas is weak and there is not enough holistic care available for the victims and survivors of sexual violence.”

    2023-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9427 (2023) · source

  7. “With regard to the situation concerning conflict- related sexual violence, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country that is exceptionally rich in human potential and natural resources that are key to achieving global climate change objectives and ensuring the future of the energy transition. However, for almost three decades the country has been affected by a number of internal armed conflicts, attacks by armed groups supported by neighbouring countries and natural disasters that have caused one of the most serious humanitarian crises in Africa. Three provinces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo — Ituri, Nord Kivu and Sud Kivu — face extreme levels of need owing to the displacement of persons. In every one of those contexts, cases of sexual violence against women and girls have been reported.”

    2023-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9427 (2023) · source

  8. “On behalf of Congolese women, I would like to thank the members of the Security Council for the opportunity they have given me to brief them on the situation regarding conflict- related sexual violence. I would like to welcome the presence of our Minister for Foreign Affairs and Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bintou Keita. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has subscribed to a number of international legal instruments, including resolutions 1325 (2000) and 2250 (2015). My briefing will cover the following points: the situation concerning conflict-related sexual violence, the importance of the participation of women and girls in peacebuilding efforts and a number recommendations.”

    2023-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9427 (2023) · source

  9. “We call on the members of the Security Council to support efforts to boost mass civic gender-awareness education at the community level, targeting leaders, young people and boys, in order to promote a model of positive masculinity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Efforts must also be made at the subregional, regional and international levels to strengthen instituional capacities and regional and national mechanisms in the area of gender, women and peace. It would be remiss of me to conclude without thanking Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and the African Union for all they have done to support us and the African Women Leaders Network.”

    2019-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8486 (2019) · source

  10. “We recommend that our Government implement a disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme for armed groups at the local level in the context of crisis prevention efforts. We call for the implementation of laws and measures related to gender and the women and peace and security agenda. We call on the Government to accept support for the organization of local elections. Article 13, paragraph 3, of the electoral law must be revised to mandate the inclusion of more women on partisan candidate lists. We recommend the rollout of training programmes to boost managerial capacities, mentoring programmes and the sharing ofbest practices in order to establish role models for the youngest sector of the population.”

    2019-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8486 (2019) · source

  11. “It includes the establishment of a national secretariat for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and the adoption in 2018 of a national action plan for the second-generation implementation of the resolution. Women and young women are engaging in community work, advocacy and mentoring to promote the further participation of young women. I would like to share some recommendations with the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We needto raise awareness among men in Parliament and provincial assemblies on gender and women's rights so as to ensure their participation in the peacebuilding and security process. We recommend the adoption of specific measures to facilitate the inclusion of women in the defence and security forces.”

    2019-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8486 (2019) · source

  12. “The new functions of the Police nationale congolaise, operating in the community-based policing mode, focus on combatting reprehensible behaviour, including gender-based violence. This has led to the establishment of a special unit to address gender issues and gender-based violence. The executive secretariat of the Monitoring Committee for Police Reform - through its technical sub-working groups on the legal and regulatory framework and on gender, sexual violence, the rights of the child and human rights - has produced several draft laws and regulations promoting gender parity and eradicating gender-based violence within the national police. The list is not exhaustive.”

    2019-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8486 (2019) · source

  13. “The new MONUSCO mandate seeks to support the efforts made by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including with respect to the protection of civilians; humanitarian workers and human rights defenders threatened by violence; efforts to end impunity; support for the political process so as to ensure stability and peacebuilding; and ending the conflict by restoring the rule of law. To that end, the participation of women, including young women, in peacebuilding efforts is crucial. With regard to the protection of civilians, it should be noted that the Democratic Republic of the Congo has made useful arrangements to ensure that women are represented in the security sector, in particular the army and police force, through the reform process under way.”

    2019-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8486 (2019) · source

  14. “The failure to consider gender parity remains an obstacle to the effective participation of women. The delivery of materials to polling stations presented another challenge. Notwithstanding such shortcomings, the elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo provide a reference point for the rest of the region. The country is at a historic and decisive juncture. However, with regard to the 2006, 2011 and 2018 election cycles, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has not made rapid progress. Fears persist with respect to local elections, which could spark inter-ethnic conflicts, similar to those that occurred during the senate elections, if the process is not monitored and supported. Resolution 1925 (2010) conferred a new mandate on MONUSCO by replacing the previous peacekeeping mission.”

    2019-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8486 (2019) · source

  15. “The Commission electorale nationale independante (CENI) was made responsible for the practical aspects of organizing the elections. In that regard, it used election technology * voting machines - which reignited the debate because there was no consensus in their regard. The organization of the elections was not perfect. Certain shortcomings led to contestations, which raised several challenges. CENI used only one channel of the two recognized by law - USB flash drives but not the hard copy of minutes - for announcing the election results. Civil society organizations, in particular women's organizations, were barely involved in observation missions. Political parties did not prepare the observers and the people had not been sufficiently educated about the electoral process.”

    2019-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8486 (2019) · source

  16. “The electoral process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been marked by a political and security crisis, with electoral disputes and the organization of public demonstrations. Government authorities have worked, among other things, to restrict public freedoms by considering draft freedom-destroying laws for adoption by Parliament. That situation has led to a stalemate in the political process. That is why two dialogues - the first facilitated by the African Union and the second by the Conference episcopale nationale du Congo - were held in 2016 with a View to identifying a mechanism that would bring together the various stakeholders around the same table to reach a political consensus by easing tensions and implementing practical methods for organizing elections.”

    2019-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8486 (2019) · source

  17. “We dedicate our thoughts to all those, including women, who lost their lives in the period leading up to the elections held on 30 December 2018. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, as a Member of the United Nations, has signed a number of legal human rights and international humanitarian law instruments, including resolutions 1325 (2000) and 2250 (2015). In that regard, we welcome encouraging signs that spaces, such as media outlets, are beginning to reopen, as well as the release of prisoners. My briefing today will focus on the electoral process under way, an overview of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the importance of the participation of women, including young women, in efforts to build peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and provide a few recommendations.”

    2019-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8486 (2019) · source

  18. “On behalf of Congolese women, I thank the Council for giving me the opportunity to brief it on the situation of women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I also thank the members of the Security Council for their commitment and for recognizing and highlighting the leadership of African women in the area of peace and security last month by adopting resolution 2457 (2019). That resolution clearly acknowledges the platform of the African Women Leaders Network, in which I participate as a member of the Young Women Leaders Caucus and FemWise, which champion the revolution in conflict prevention and mediation. First of all, we welcome the civic maturity of the Congolese people, who have managed to ensure a peaceful turnover of power at the pinnacle of State authority, including by making the ultimate sacrifice.”

    2019-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8486 (2019) · source