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  1. “I also call for the development of a specific policy on peacekeeping in forested areas. Finally, if the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is renewed, I would like the Council to urge the Democratic Republic of Congo to include in its policy frameworks consideration of climate-related conflict.”

    2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9142 (2022) · source

  2. “In that regard, I would like to address my third point to the members of the Security Council. First, I call on the Council to enable the Democratic Republic of the Congo to access weapons capable of neutralizing the armed groups, and to impose sanctions on Member States whose support for armed groups operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been documented. Secondly, we need funding for road infrastructure projects aimed at improving access to forest areas in order to ensure that illegal activities are monitored. Thirdly, I urge that sanctions be imposed with a view to preventing the sale of wood, protected animals and other natural resources by armed rebel groups and Governments. Fourthly, I call for financial and technical support to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s forest policy and its development projects.”

    2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9142 (2022) · source

  3. “At the same time, the presence of armed groups, particularly in eastern areas of the country, is the main cause for the decline in tourism and is costing the Congolese economy millions of dollars. Thirdly, the transformation of several forests, including protected areas, into illicit mineral extraction sites and the transformation of the vast expanses of the forests into economic opportunities are the root cause of the progressive deforestation. Fourthly, the land-grabbing practices of multinational corporations and Congolese elites, which are sometimes State-sanctioned, drive rural populations to inflict more stress on the forests. Fifthly, the irresponsibility of some Congolese authorities, who regularly break their own laws by issuing logging permits to companies that do not care about environmental protection, is a serious threat.”

    2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9142 (2022) · source

  4. “The disappearance of the Congolese forest would have a heavy impact on the global economy, climate change and especially on the lives of the Congolese people. Secondly, concerning the main threats facing the Congolese forests that call for urgent international solidarity, the most important point is that the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been transformed into hiding places and bases for more than 120 armed groups; some 20 per cent of the armed groups operating in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are based in the Congolese forests, where they are involved in various activities related to the illegal exploitation of natural resources, poaching and the destruction of biodiversity.”

    2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9142 (2022) · source

  5. “It is an honour to address the Security Council on the specific issue of forests and the protection of the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. My remarks will focus on three points: the state of the forests, the threats posed to them and recommendations for Member States. First, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has the largest share of the tropical rainforests in the Congo basin, and the country’s open forests are also important. However, recent studies have established that the forest area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is contracting by 1 million hectares a year, threatening the destruction of almost all of its forest cover within a century if nothing is done. Such a development would have enormous consequences for rainfall patterns, agricultural production and food security.”

    2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9142 (2022) · source