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Security Council calls for neutralizing all armed groups in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Xinhua, April 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday called for neutralizing all armed groups operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The Council made the appeal after reviewing a report by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. It singled out several armed groups that were named in Security Council resolution 2277 (2016), said a statement by Ismael Abraao Gaspar Martins, permanent representative of Angola, whose country holds the presidency of the council for March.

In this regard, the council welcomed the resumption of joint military operations between the Government of the DRC and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in DRC (MONUSCO).

After reviewing the report of the UN Secretary-General on the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the DRC, the council lamented about the "limited" progress in the implementation of the PSC Framework.

The council stressed the importance of the signatory States fully implementing their national and regional commitments under the PSC Framework, saying it remains "essential for the achievement of lasting peace and security in the Great Lakes region (GLR)."

The council also highlighted the regional commitment under the PSC Framework not to harbor war criminals or provide support to armed groups including recruitment and urged all countries in the Great Lakes region to implement this provision of the PSC Framework.

The PSC Framework, which has been hailed as a "framework for hope," was signed in February 2013 in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa by 11 African leaders and four regional and international institutions (11+4). Endit