The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Security Council, 9985th meeting

Violence Outpacing Diplomacy in Democratic Republic of Congo, United Nations Senior Official Warns amid Surge in Civilian Deaths

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:41:48
• Production Date: 22 August 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: MARTHA AMA AKYAA POBEE
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - MONUSCO
• Subject Topical: ARMED CONFLICTS; NATURAL RESOURCES; PEACEBUILDING; DIPLOMACY; CONFLICT SITUATION; SOVEREIGNTY; NEGOTIATION; ARMED GROUPS; ETHNIC CONFLICT; ARMED FORCES; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO SITUATION; DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; RWANDA
• MAMS Id: 3440131
• Parent Id: 3439502

Description

Highlighting encouraging progress in recent months, Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, highlighted the signing on 27 June in Washington, D.C., of a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, facilitated by the United States, followed on 19 July by the signing of a Declaration of Principles between Kinshasa and the Congo River Alliance (AFC) and 23 March Movement (M23). She added that the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s representative and AFC/M23 have been meeting again in Doha, to “make way towards a full-fledged peace agreement”. However, she cautioned, “the evolution of the security situation on the ground has not matched the progress achieved on the diplomatic front”. 

The number of civilian casualties has risen dramatically. Humanitarian workers are risking their lives to provide limited assistance to a population whose needs continue to grow. Conflict-related sexual violence persists amid general indifference, while the forced recruitment of children continues, with thousands of children unable to go to school due to insecurity. 

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