DR Congo: Security Council condemns massacres of civilians, attacks on peacekeepers
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| Publication Date | 26 November 2014 |
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The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the massacres perpetrated against civilians on 20 November near the city of Beni in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as well as the ongoing attacks targeting peacekeepers.
"These attacks have increased to more than 200 the number of civilians killed since mid-October in this region," said a statement released by the 15-member Council Tuesday evening.
Members of the Council expressed their deepest condolences to the families of the victims and also condemned attacks against peacekeepers of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
They emphasized that any effort to undermine MONUSCO's ability to implement its mandate "will not be tolerated and that those responsible for threats or attacks against peacekeepers must be held accountable."
Members also urged that the DRC government along with MONUSCO to "permanently reduce threats against civilians, immediately redouble efforts to provide proactive protection of civilians and neutralize armed groups still operating in eastern DRC."
Those responsible for these attacks must be held to account, the Council stressed.
In addition to the Allied Defence Forces (ADF), the Council reiterated their call for the neutralization of the Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda (FDLR) in line with relevant Security Council resolutions and its presidential statement of 5 November 2014.
Lastly, members reiterated their support for MONUSCO and called on all parties to cooperate with the mission and to remain committed to the full implementation of its mandate.
