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Tshibanda Ntungamulongo

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2013-03-28
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  1. “It also should be noted that no country of the Great Lakes region has advocated as hard as the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the creation of the Force Intervention Brigade, whose task is to neutralize all negative elements, including the Forces de'mocratiques de liberation du Rwanda, and for the Brigade to be granted an offensive mandate. It should be understood that the Democratic Republic of Congo, whose population suffers more than any other from the presence of foreign armed groups on its territory, cannot maintain any collaboration whatsoever with such groups, whose specialties include murder, rape, all kinds of abuses, and the looting of public and private property and natural resources.”

    2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source

  2. “It has sent its response to the President of the Security Council, with a request that it be distributed to all members of the Council as an official document of the Security Council. Careful examination of the documentation that we have provided eloquently demonstrates the policy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in that area, as well as the scope, quality and effectiveness of its efforts in the past five years to fight the FDLR, which it would have completely neutralized had it not been for the outbreak of the M-23 rebellion. It should be noted that this positive assessment has been certified by non-Congolese experts, who could hardly be accused of complacency in that regard, namely, MONUSCO and, most especially, those very people who, today, by their accusations, seem to have repudiated their own signatures.”

    2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source

  3. “In defiance of the latter, the Mouvement du 23 mars (M-23) has launched attacks on the defensive positions of the Forces arme'es de la Republique democratique du Congo (FARDC). To conceal its inconsistent peaceful gesture, that negative force is attempting to justify its crimes through baseless accusations to discredit the FARDC, the Force Intervention Brigade and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) by stating without proof that they are collaborating with the Forces democratiques de libe'ration du Rwanda (FDLR). United Nations officials have already responded to these accusations. For its part, the Democratic Republic of Congo has categorically denied those allegations.”

    2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source

  4. “For each of those reforms, as for all other tasks of the Democratic Republic of the Congo under the Framework Agreement, the terms of reference or benchmarks have been or are being developed and communications related to the matter are under way with Ms. Mary Robinson and her team, to whom we reaffirm our support and cooperation. We will therefore be ready for the next meeting of the regional oversight mechanism set to take place on the sidelines of the next session of the General Assembly, right here, in September. While we are gathered here, the people of Goma and Rutshuru are again living in fear and uncertainty because of sporadic attacks carried out since the adoption of resolution 2098 (2013).”

    2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source

  5. “In an effort to be inclusive, the forum will gather together, in addition to national and provincial political institutions, political parties of all persuasions, civil society in all its diversity, and a significant representation of women and youth. Its preparation and administration has been entrusted to a presidium consisting of the President of the Senate - a leader well known to the opposition, on whose behalf he was elected to his post - and the President of the National Assembly, a functionary of the presidential majority. As proof of the presidium's participatory nature, the political opposition has recently prepared and filed with the presidium and with the President of the Republic a list of demands and proposals to be addressed in the forum.”

    2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source

  6. “The Independent National Electoral Commission has been completely reformed and a new, more seasoned and more inclusive team has just assumed leadership of that important institution supporting democracy. The new Commission has already mastered its task and prioritized the preparation of the electoral process with a view to organizing, in the best possible conditions, local, municipal, provincial, senatorial and provincial gubernatorial elections. Moreover, upon the initiative of the President of the Republic, national consultations are to begin in August. Their purpose is to endeavour together to find ways and means to enhance national unity in order to better cope with all of the challenges facing the Congolese nation.”

    2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source

  7. “This will effectively strengthen economic growth, which nevertheless is already one of the highest in the continent and has been consistently so for nearly 10 years. Better still, the Government has just undertaken a thorough review of the poverty reduction strategy paper with a view to more inclusive growth, reversing the time lost in efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and ensuring greater credibility and effectiveness in the fight against poverty. On the political front, reconciliation and strengthening national unity are more than ever on the daily agenda. Thus, the national oversight mechanism on the implementation of the Framework Agreement has been entrusted to a competent and experienced individual from the political opposition.”

    2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source

  8. “In order to strengthen that authority, especially in the eastern part of the Republic, starting with Goma, the national police, public administration and courts have benefitted from prioritized capacity strengthening, which has enabled the gradual resumption of control of the situation. Decentralization, which is provided for in the Constitution, is another step closer to realization with the adoption of the necessary implementation laws. The positive results achieved in reforming public finance administration over the past few years are evident in the continued stability of the macroeconomic framework, which has just been usefully supplemented by the implementation of measures to enhance the business climate and the national mineral resources certification scheme.”

    2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source

  9. “In that context, we have not only accelerated security sector reform, but promoted its institutionalization. The consolidation of the infrastructure and personnel of the army, security services and police; recruitment in the defence forces of young Congolese from all provinces of the country; the reopening of military academies; and the training, with the assistance of bilateral partners, of special forces and support units, with the primary aim of the operationalizing the rapid reaction force are some of the concrete actions recently undertaken with the goal of creating professional and disciplined security and defence forces that respect human rights in order to more effectively defend our territory and bolster State authority.”

    2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source

  10. “Today's meeting forms part of the mutual effort to reaffirm our humanity and to evaluate frankly and together the implementation of the commitments made, with a view to ending the tragedy in accordance with the important Framework Agreement of 24 February and to identify the remaining challenges so that, once peace is restored once and for all, the region can devote its energy and intelligence to the critical issues of fighting poverty and improving the living conditions of the people. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is determined to shoulder its responsibility to ensure the rapid restoration of peace and harmony in the region. As proof, the day after signing the Framework Agreement, the Congolese Government set out to fulfil its obligations, which, incidentally, correspond to the priority tasks identified 11 years ago.”

    2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source

  11. “Kobler as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Senator Feingold as United States Special Representative for the Great Lakes Region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a sad, often overlooked reality that, because of the ongoing conflict, my country has lost over 6 million souls. The scale of the tragedy has no equal in the history of humankind, and to face it with indifference would risk the loss of our collective soul.”

    2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source

  12. “The Framework Agreement and its supporting resolution 2098 (2013) represent major innovations in both the understanding of the crisis that has affected the Great Lakes region since the second half of the 1990s, and of United Nations traditional peacekeeping doctrine. The long-suffering populations of the countries of the region consider the Framework Agreement and the aforementioned resolution to be compelling evidence of the international community's determination to help to find a sustainable solution to the instability that has lasted far too long and for which my country in particular has paid a heavy toll. The same is true with respect to the recent joint visit to the region by the Secretary-General, the President of the World Bank and Ms. Mary Robinson, as well as the recent appointments of Mr.”

    2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source

  13. “By choosing to talk about the Democratic Republic of the Congo at this specific moment, you have borne witness to the importance that the Government of the United States of America and the Security Council attach to a return to lasting peace in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the entire region. I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his personal involvement in the negotiation, conclusion and implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region, concluded in Addis Ababa on 24 February.”

    2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source

  14. “I also convey the pleasure of the Democratic Republic of the Congo at seeing you preside over the Security Council at this critical moment in its history and to thank you for having taken the initiative to organize this special meeting of the Council on the Great Lakes region, which for some years now has been prey to cyclical rebellions that have been incontrovertibly shown to bear the same genetic imprint and to be characterized by massive human rights violations, summary and extrajudicial executions, the drafting of child soldiers, sexual violence and rape, the pillaging of private and public assets, and the illegal exploitation of natural resources.”

    2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source

  15. “Mr. Tshibanda N'tungamulongo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): At the outset, I would like to sincerely congratulate you, Sir, on your appointment as Secretary of State of the United States of America.”

    2013-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7011 (2013) · source

  16. “In conclusion, I would like to reiterate the gratitude of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the unanimous adoption of resolution 2098 (2013), reconfiguring MONUSCO's mandate and establishing the Intervention Brigade. May its deployment come as soon as possible. The life and dignity of the men, women and children of North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri and North Katanga depend on it, as does the credibility of the Organization.”

    2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source

  17. “There can be no more eloquent expression of the international community's determination to settle once and for all the issue of the negative forces, with no exceptions, in the Great Lakes region. We dare to believe that a new age is beginning in this martyred part of Africa, one of respect for the rule oflaw and human rights, ofpeaceful coexistence among communities and States, of security and stability for all, and of regional cooperation and lasting development. In that context, considering the role played by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region in implementing the Framework agreement, the Democratic Republic of the Congo welcomes the appointment of Ms. Mary Robinson to that important post. I would like to assure the Council that she will receive all of our support and our full collaboration.”

    2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source

  18. “Despite the encouraging results of that cooperation, which would not have been possible without the invaluable contribution of the troop-contributing countries, to whom we are grateful, it has become clear over time that the unprecedented human drama that the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has undergone is an exceptional situation that demands exceptional measures if we are ever to be able to definitively put an end to the hellish continuing cycle of conflict in that part of the country. That is the historic idea and importance of the Council's decision today to create the Intervention Brigade within MONUSCO and under its command, and with MONUSCO's own mandate strengthened from now on.”

    2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source

  19. “Witness the joint operations between the Forces armees de la Republique democratique du Congo and the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) in 2004 and 2005; Operations Kimia I and Kimia II, in 2008 and 2009, respectively, with MONUC's support; Operation Amani Leo, with the support of MONUSCO, from 2010 to 2012, and the active involvement of first MONUC and then MONUSCO in repatriating to their own countries those elements of the Forces democratiques de libe'ration du Rwanda who opted for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process.”

    2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source

  20. “Throughout this long period, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spared no effort in promoting peace and seeking to eradicate the armed groups, which are those primarily responsible for disturbing the peace. Faced with this almost existential challenge, the United Nations has been the most loyal, constant and decisive partner our country could have.”

    2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source

  21. “That is an even easier task now that the appropriate legal framework is in place, with the recent adoption of the key laws that are required, namely, those concerning the organization and functioning of the armed forces and the Congolese national police, and those on the status of the staff of those two bodies. The situation that has prevailed in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo for nearly two decades has resulted in millions of deaths, millions of internally displaced persons, hundreds of thousands of refugees and countless victims of abuse, attacks, rape and other unspeakable violations of human rights that particularly affect vulnerable populations, that is, women and children.”

    2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source

  22. “It has also shown its unwavering determination and an increasingly resolute commitment to work for peace and security in the world, in accordance with the tasks assigned to it under the Charter of the United Nations. Given that renewed commitment by the Organization, the Democratic Republic of the Congo reaffirms its determination to fulfil its commitments under the Framework and welcomes the intention of the Secretary-General to visit the region soon to undertake an initial assessment. In that context, we intend to continue with greater determination the efforts already undertaken in the context of rebuilding and strengthening the State, particularly the work on the reform of the security sector.”

    2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source

  23. “Finally, I would like to express to the Council the appreciation of the people and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the efforts by the United Nations for more than 15 years now to preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our country and to ensure peace and stability there. By deciding to deploy an Intervention Brigade with an offensive mandate in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to neutralize all the harmful forces that are committing the worst atrocities against civilians, the Council has decided to take a significant and innovative approach to traditional peacekeeping mechanisms. Thanks to that decision, the United Nations has once again proven its active solidarity with those who suffer the horrors of war, as is sadly the case in my country.”

    2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source

  24. “I would also like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his personal involvement in mobilizing the leaders of the Great Lakes region and Southern Africa for the signing of the Framework for Peace, Security and Cooperation for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region, signed in Addis Ababa on 24 February. That agreement lays the foundation, for the first time, for a lasting peace in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and for peaceful coexistence between it and its neighbours, especially those to its east.”

    2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source

  25. “Mr. Tshibanda N'tungamulongo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): As the Russian presidency of the Council comes to a close, allow me to express my appreciation to you, Sir, for the important work that has been done, and tell you that my country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, felt honoured to see the Russian Federation, a friendly country, leading the Council's deliberations throughout the month of March. I would also like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak at this Council meeting devoted to the reconfiguration of the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).”

    2013-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6943 (2013) · source