Violation of the assets freeze and travel ban through supporting sanctioned individuals. United nations group of experts on the democratic republic of congo. This trend, which involves the use of preventive diplomacy efforts, mediation, peace support operations, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and postconflict reconstruction and development efforts, has situated africa. When the conflict in the north kivu province of the democratic republic of the congo hereafter drc between the m23 armed group and drc armed forces intensified, more than 25,000 people fled the country for rwanda. June 21, 2012 the honorable hillary rodham clinton united. A comprehensive evaluation of unicefs strategies and programme performance rwanda country case study ii acknowledgements this case study report is the result of the commitment, efforts and contribution of a larger number of individuals and institutions. The symposium examined in tandem the role of both the international media and rwanda s domestic news organizations in the cataclysmic events of 1994. On 6 april 1994, the deaths of the presidents of burundi and rwanda in a plane crash caused by a rocket attack, ignited several weeks of intense and systematic massacres. English report of the secretary 1603458 e 110316 1603458 general on the implementation of the peace, security and cooperation framework for the democratic republic of the congo and the region i. This report documents the repression of peaceful protesters, activists. A united nations report found that rwanda created and commanded the m23 rebel group. Rpf leaders dominated the process and other parties were only admitted if they recognized the rpfs supremacy. The final report accuses rwanda of commanding the m23 and uganda of supporting the rebels.
The group has, however, found no substantive element. Sources indicate that m23 continued to receive support from rwanda in mid 20. The uns group of experts on congo submitted its latest report to the security council on monday, but an annex believed to deal with the rwanda claim was held back and its publication remains uncertain. Peace and security council report psc report issue 53 december 20 1 during december, there are a number of potential peace and human security threats that require close monitoring by the peace and security council. It covers major developments in the democratic republic of.
Following the publication of the addendum to its interim report s2012348add. He called on the good offices of the united nations to be involved in. United nations sres2389 2017 security council distr. Rwanda to immediately end any support for the m23 and withdraw military person nel from. Obama urges rwandan president to stop support for m23. Demanding end to outside support for m23 rebels, security. The elites of the former regime were largely replaced. M23 was reported to have captured the goma international airport.
Obama urges rwandan president to stop support for m23 rebels in congo this article is more than 7 years old us president tells paul kagame that backing rebel group in eastern congo is. The united nations report of the mapping exercise documenting the most serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law committed within the territory of the democratic republic of the congo a drca between march 1993 and june 2003 a reporta is a dramatic reminder of both the scope and the gravity of the crimes committed by several state and non. Drc, including the democratic liberation forces of rwanda fdlr, the. In the elections that followed, president kagame and the rpf won by disabling the opposition. The democratic republic of the congos m23 in focus. As world leaders have expressed regret over failing to stop the massacre of as many as one million people. Lambert mende, a congolese government spokesman, blamed rwanda and its backers. Among the guidelines and conclusions in this report is that the m23 officers and soldiers in rwanda and uganda must be counted, registered, and the legal status of their leaders clarified. Cori country report democratic republic of congo refworld. Washington reuters the united states on tuesday called on rwanda to end support for m23 rebels in neighboring democratic republic of congo, saying there was evidence rwandan military officials were involved. Recruitment of m23 rebels to suppress protests in the democratic republic of congo, documents that congolese security forces along with recruited. In an attempt to solve the crisis which this rwandan support to armed groups.
Credible reports of congos defeated m23 rebels regrouping. The united nations have deployed a mission with a military component, but which also supports the government. Sadc interventions in the democratic republic of the congo. See chapter 3 of this report figure2 showing countries with the largest proportionalpopulation changein africa.
By the end of 2012, m23 controlled large areas of territory to the north of goma along the drcrwanda and drcuganda border. Security councils group of experts said in a confidential report that rwanda and uganda despite their strong denials continued to support m23 rebels in their sixmonth fight. Welcomes the progress made to date by the government of the drc on. We are deeply concerned by reliable reports that members of the security council have decided to postpone the publication of a crucial annex of the goe report, which documents the support provided by the government of rwanda to the m23 mutiny. United nations s2016232 security council distr general 9 march 2016 original. Apr 14, 2000 the chairman of the independent inquiry into united nations actions during the 1994 rwanda genocide, ingvar carlsson, presented his report to the security council this morning, saying the council. The physical closeness of events just serves to cement kigalis guilt in the eyes of international observers. The present report is the first of its kind published by the united nations organization stabilization mission in the democratic republic of the congo monusco and provides an overview on general patterns of child recruitment by armed groups for the period 1 january 2012 to 31 august 20. The recent fighting in eastern congo and its implications for peace. Obama urges rwandan president to stop support for m23 rebels. M23s formation and inexcusable military advance, supported by rwanda. The fundamental failure was the lack of resources and political commitment devoted to developments in rwanda and to the united nations presence there. He said that rwanda had interned more than 600 m23 fighters who had fled across its border in march last year and that kigali had repeatedly asked the united nations to take charge of them. The current era has witnessed the increasing need by the african union au and subregional organisations to be more involved as first responders to conflict situations in the region.
The report says the rebel leadership can be traced to rwanda s defence minister james kabarebe. The peace, security and cooperation framework for the democratic republic of the congo and the region. It is my pleasure to introduce the rwanda human development report 2007, with the theme turning vision 2020 into reality. Gavin jackson looks at the different forces on the ground and outlines the looting on the part. M23s chain of commanding is said to end with rwandas defence minister james kabarebe. He said that by supporting m23, the rwandan government was deliberately. Throughout the groups investigations, it has systematically gathered testimonies from former m23 combatants, m23.
In a mostly symbolic sign, the us one of rwandas firmest international backers cancelled the transfer of usd 200000 in. We will force you to confess ii glossary and explanation of terms african charter african charter of human and peoples rights. The m23 relied on significant support from rwandan military officials who. Once again the democratic republic of congo has been through months of turmoil, soldiers defecting en masse from the congolese army fardc followed by fighting between government forces and militia in the kivu regions. Calling itself the m23 after the march 23 2009 peace agreement the new group claimed to be fighting for concessions granted by the government in the peace accord which were never implemented.
General 8 december 2017 resolution 1722073 e 1722073 2389 2017 adopted by the security council at its 8125th meeting, on 8 december 2017 the security council, taking note of the report of the secretarygeneral on the implementation of. Important economic change has taken place in the last 12 years of development in our country. Not only was the response not incorporated into the reports, but the group was. In tunisia arms trafficking, rising arab extremism and political deadlock continue to threaten the initial gains of. M23 combatants located in their territories, and stresses the importance of ensuring that the m23 does not regroup and resume military activities, in line with the nairobi declarations and relevant united nations security council resolutions. The failure by the united nations to prevent, and subsequently, to stop the genocide in rwanda was a failure by the united nations system as a whole. Units of the ugandan peoples defence forces and the rwandan defence forces jointly supported m23 in a series of attacks in july 2012 to take over the. Unicef annual report 2014 rwanda executive summary. Bosco ntaganda and culminates with the minister of defence of rwanda, gen. In a mostly symbolic sign, the us one of rwandas firmest international backers cancelled the transfer of usd 200000 in military aid. United nations officials stated that, in addition to the rwandan troops. The report s release, a day after the violent takeover of goma. News and information about africa issues and problems, human rights abuses, unpunished war crimes and crimes against humanity in africa, uks policy in africa and ukafrica politics and foreign relations, e.
Final report of the group of experts on the democratic republic of. Chris smith nj04 excerpts of remarks may 20, 2015 subcommittee on africa, health, global human rights, and international organizations hearing on rwanda in 1994, the east african nation of rwanda experienced one of the most horrific genocides in modern times. This report was produced with the assistance of the ministry of foreign affairs of norway. Burundi, eritrea, ethiopia, kenya, rwanda, somalia, tanzania and uganda. Theres enough evidence by the group of experts interim report on the democratic republic of congo, that proves how rwanda and its prodigal son, bosco ntaganda aka the terminator are ploting a new frenzy of criminality in the democratic republic of congo. The killings more than 800,000 people are estimated to have perished shocked the international community and were clearly acts of. M23 was the most active mercenary group in congo until it was forced to leave and retreat to rwanda and uganda in november 20. Reducing stunting in children under five years of age. Uganda is also backing the m23 rebels some 1250 troops defected from the congolese armed forces the report issued on wednesday said. Direct assistance in the creation of m23 through rwandan. At the uns esubscription page you can select what documents you want to receive by email or rss feed. Over 14,000 rwandans returned to rwanda after their deportation from the united republic of tanzania.
Recruitment of m23 rebels to suppress protests in the. Reconciliation from all our areas of operation in rwanda. United nations s security council distr general 8 december 2017. It is part of a regional research project conducted thanks to the financial support of the ministry of foreign affairs. Recruitment of m23 rebels to suppress protests in the democratic. But links to m23 have already lost rwanda direct budgetary support and high profile military victories by the rebels are causing kigali a diplomatic headache. In 2007, the office of the high commissioner for human rights ohchr deployed the human rights adviser hra in rwanda to focus on, inter alia, the provision of technical assistance to rwanda to comply with its reporting and followup commitments to treaty bodies.
The governments of rwanda, and uganda, with the support of the drc, international community, should agree on a clear process for the return and demobilization. According to a recent united nations report, the m23 has received significant military, financial and political support from senior members of the rwandan. The bbcs breaking news about rwandas support to m23. The peace, security and cooperation framework for the. As such, despite its aid dependence, rwanda is a fiercely proud country and the rpf is, perhaps rightly, skeptical of the depth of the international communitys commitment to rwandas security and to peace in the region. Peacekeeping and peacebuilding protection and human rights. Rwanda continues to be led by the rpf and president paul kagame, commander of the forces that ended the genocide. The uk has said it will consider its compelling findings before deciding whether to give more aid to rwanda. The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 34 of security council resolution 2098 20. Report of the secretaryge 48351 e 0910 48351 neral on the united nations organization stabilization mission in the democratic republic of the congo i.
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