3762nd Meeting of Security Council: Situation in Great Lakes Region

Security Council urges parties in Eastern Zaire to ensure unrestricted access for humanitarian relief at the 3762nd meeting.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 00:04:06
• Production Date: 4 April 1997
• Asset Language: Original; English; French; Spanish
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO MASCARENHAS MONTEIRO
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - UNHCR
• Subject Topical: DISPLACED PERSONS; PEACE AGREEMENTS; PEACE PROCESS
• Geographic Subject: CONGO; GREAT LAKES REGION; ZAIRE
• MAMS Id: 2426192
• Parent Id: 846024

Description

Presidential Statement Notes Some Recent Cooperation By Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo/Zaire.

The Security Council this evening strongly urged all concerned parties in eastern Zaire, in particular the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo/Zaire (ADFL), to ensure unrestricted access by United Nations agencies and other humanitarian organizations to guarantee the provision of humanitarian assistance to refugees, displaced persons and other affected civilian inhabitants.

Underlining the obligations of all concerned to respect the relevant provisions of international humanitarian law, the Council noted that some cooperation had recently been extended to relief agencies by the ADFL.

In a statement read out by President Antonio Monteiro (Portugal), the Council also urged the parties to cooperate fully with the United Nations in the implementation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) repatriation plan for eastern Zaire. It also called on the Government of Rwanda to facilitate the plan's implementation.

For further details please see official record:
S/PV.3762

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MEETINGS COVERAGE