FN’s sikkerhedsråd kræver i stærke vendinger, at oprørsgrupper i DR Congos plagede østlige region nedlægger deres våben øjeblikkeligt og permanent, hvis ikke de vil udsættes for målrettede sanktioner. Meddelelsen falder efter gentagne angreb på civile og på FN’s missioner i området.
NEW YORK, 29. august 2013 (UN News Centre): The Council called on the M23 and the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), among other rebel groups, to “immediately and permanently disband and lay down their arms” and said it was ready to adopt “additional targeted sanctions against those acting in violation of the sanctions regime and the arms embargo.”
They condemned in the strongest terms the “repeated and targeted attacks” by the M23 against civilians and UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the country (MONUSCO), which have killed several people, including a Tanzanian peacekeeper yesterday (Wednesday), and injured several others.
The 15-member body also expressed concern at reports of repeated mortar shells and bombs from DRC territory landing in neighbouring Rwanda, and called for a thorough investigation into the sources of these shells and bombs by the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism (EJVM).
In March, the Council authorized the deployment of an intervention brigade within MONUSCO to carry out targeted offensive operations, with or without the FARDC (Congolese Armed Forces), against armed groups that threaten peace in eastern DRC. The brigade is tasked with neutralizing armed groups, reducing the threat posed to State authority and civilian security and make space for stabilization activities.
