UN / DRC VOTE

The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:01:57
• Production Date: 21 February 2025
• Asset Language: English; French; Chinese
• Personal Subject: NICOLAS DE RIVIÈRE; ERNEST RWAMUCYO; FU CONG
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: CEASEFIRES; PEACE AND SECURITY; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO SITUATION
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; RWANDA; FRANCE
• MAMS Id: 3341679
• Parent Id: 3341679
• Alternate Title: unifeed250221c

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STORY: UN / DRC VOTE
TRT: 01:57
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: CHINESE / FRENCH / ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 21 FEBRUARY 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters

21 FEBRUARY 2025, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, delegates voting, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Fu Cong, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, China:
“The result of the voting is as follows; the draft resolution received 15 votes in favor. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2773 (2025).”
4. Med shot, French ambassador, delegates
5. SOUNDBITE (French) Nicolas de Rivière, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, France:
“There is not military solution to the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The M23 offensive, supported by Rwanda, must stop. The priority is to reach an effective, unconditional, and immediate ceasefire agreement.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (French) Zénon Mukongo Ngay, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
“It certainly took the Council a long time to reach a consensus, but it has shown resilience. For that, on behalf of the Government and all the sons and daughters of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially those from Bunagana to Kamanyola, passing through Goma, Sake, Minova, Nyabibwe, Kalehe, Kavumu, and Bukavu, I would like to sincerely thank all the members of the Council, without distinction.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Ernest Rwamucyo, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Rwanda:
“We believe that any outcome that doesn’t take Rwanda’s security concerns seriously will not offer a sustainable solution to the conflict.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council

Storyline

The Security Council unanimously adopted today (21 Feb) a resolution on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.

France, the penholder on the DRC, authored the draft resolution.

Addressing the Security Council after the vote, Nicolas de Rivière, French Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said, “There is not military solution to the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The M23 offensive, supported by Rwanda, must stop. The priority is to reach an effective, unconditional, and immediate ceasefire agreement.”

Zénon Mukongo Ngay, Congolese Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said, “It certainly took the Council a long time to reach a consensus, but it has shown resilience. For that, on behalf of the Government and all the sons and daughters of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially those from Bunagana to Kamanyola, passing through Goma, Sake, Minova, Nyabibwe, Kalehe, Kavumu, and Bukavu, I would like to sincerely thank all the members of the Council, without distinction.”

Ernest Rwamucyo, Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations, stated, “We believe that any outcome that doesn’t take Rwanda’s security concerns seriously will not offer a sustainable solution to the conflict.”