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The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Security Council, 9887th meeting
Amidst Renewed Offensives in Democratic Republic of Congo, Head of UN Presence Says All Parties Must Honour Commitment to Silence Guns, Pursue Peace
An increasingly volatile situation — driven by resurgent incursions by rebel militia groups — is killing and displacing civilians in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Head of the United Nations Mission in that country warned the Security Council today.
“The political and security context remains very tense,” said Bintou Keita, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in that country and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). In the country’s east, the Congo River Alliance and M23 — supported by the Rwanda Defence Force — are consolidating control over the province of South Kivu, threatening to expand into the provinces of Tshopo and Maniema and installing a parallel administration. All parties must “honour their stated commitment to silence the guns and pursue a peaceful solution”, she stressed.
Meanwhile, the overall security situation in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri — where over 60 per cent of MONUSCO forces are deployed — remains volatile. The Allied Democratic Forces have exploited the security vacuum created by the redeployment of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to launch attacks killing hundreds of civilians. Further, clashes between the Coalition of Congolese Democrats and Zaïre armed groups have escalated in Ituri. The human-rights situation is also deteriorating, with abuses against civilians — including summary executions — and the 2025 Humanitarian Response Plan is only 8.2 per cent funded.
Briefer: Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Briefer: Ms. Charlotte Slente, Secretary General, Danish Refugee Council
Statements: All Council members, with Sierra Leone speaking on behalf of: Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Somalia
Statement: Democratic Republic of the Congo [Zénon Mukongo Ngay]
Statement: His Excellency Olivier Nduhungirehe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Rwanda
Statements: Angola, Burundi
Further statement: Democratic Republic of the Congo [Zénon Mukongo Ngay]
Further statement: His Excellency Olivier Nduhungirehe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Rwanda
