NEW YORK, 7 October 2015 (UN News Service): The top United Nations official in the DR Congo (DRC) told the UN Security Council Wednesday that he cannot say with certainty whether the progress attained in the country is sustainable, or whether violence will erupt again and reverse what has been achieved so far.
“The political situation in the DRC is increasingly marked by the electoral process [and] political tensions are running high ahead of the presidential and legislative polls in November 2016,” said Martin Kobler, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the country.
Håber på et “klart budskab til verden”
“The conduct of peaceful, timely and credible elections next year would send a clear message to the world that the DR Congo is a nation that respects its Constitution, a nation keen on a peaceful transition of power, a nation that will consolidate peace,” Mr. Kobler continued, highlighting elements from the latest report of the Secretary-General.
To ensure transparent and inclusive elections, he appealed to the Government of the DRC to immediately address open questions related to the sequencing (rækkefølgen) of the electoral calendar, its budget, and updating the voter registry to include eligible (valgbare) individuals who turned 18 since the last election in 2011.
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Preparations for both local and provincial polls scheduled allready for 25 October 2015 by the national independent electoral commission were hampered by
- delays in the adoption of outstanding legislation;
- the découpage (increasing the number of provinces from 11 to 26);
- the lack of consensus about the sequencing of the polls; and
- insufficient funding.
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http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2015/741
As at 20 August 2015, some 10 per cent of the approximately 900 million US dollar (5,4 milliarder DKR) estimated by the Government for elections had been disbursed, totalling 95.18 million dollar.
The adoption of a disbursement (udbetalings) plan by the Government for the 900 million budgeted for the local, municipal, provincial, general and presidential elections is still outstanding.
Mange overgreb fra statsmagten
On the issue of human rights in the country, Mr. Kobler said more than 2,200 violations affecting 5,400 victims have taken place this year so far.
“Half of these abuses (overgreb) were still committed by State agents. Despite repeated calls, there has been limited progress in bringing senior perpetrators to justice,” he stated.
Meanwhile, he informed the Security Council that, in some parts of eastern DRC, refugees are gradually returning home but the population remains “wary of a fragile peace that still needs to be consolidated.”
He recalled that when he first arrived in the Congo in August 2013, Goma was recovering from a takeover by the M23 rebel group – but after two years, the situation had changed.
“In August 2015, I flew into a newly-renovated airport in Goma with a major international airline,” explained Mr. Kobler, who is also head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO)
FNs fredsbevarende indsats i DR Congo er en af største og dyreste i verdensorganisationens historie – mere på
http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/monusco/background.shtml
“The slow return of investors is a sure sign of improving stability and security in the city. In some islands of stability in the East, the state has demonstrated its ability to enhance the presence of the army and police, while a justice system is being established and basic services delivered.”
“M23 er en tikkende bombe”
Although the M23 (en notorisk berygtet og grusom oprørsgruppe, red.) is now defeated, Mr. Kobler underlined that military success alone is not durable.
“M23 ex-combatants still sojourn in camps in Rwanda and Uganda. All efforts of reintegration on the basis of the Nairobi Declaration [2013 agreement ending hostilities] have not succeeded thus far. This is a time bomb that must be urgently defused.”
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