UN
United Nations Peacekeeping
3 Mar
2009
MONUC is proceeding with patrols in Bukavu
MONUC continues patrolling to reassure the population of Bukavu, where calm is gradually returning, following the incidents between the Commander of 10th military region and the former governor, said MONUC Spokesman, Hamadoun Touré, during the weekly news conference.
The Mission called for calm and appealed to the parties to strictly respect human rights and refrain from further deteriorating the situation, he highlighted. « The Commander of the 10th military region has a crucial role to play during the post-tension period and we would hope that he will show a sense of responsibility in the management of the period», he further said.
Mr. Touré further indicated that the MONUC Investigation team, comprised primarily of military members, finally traveled to Gobu, north east of Bunia, where the alleged massacres committed on 15 January 2004 claimed dozens of victims. It is MONUC's first visit after several unsuccessful attempts by the multidisciplinary mission a short time ago. The military members found 12 bodies. A mission that included MONUC Human Rights members was to travel very shortly after to Gobu to proceed with investigations and gather reliable facts to establish the truth on what actually happened, he added.
The Spokesman also announced that the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the DRC, William Lacy Swing, was due to present a report to the UN Security Council on the ongoing situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday.
MONUC's chief is in the United States to hold a series of meetings on the DRC transition. On Monday, he attended a meeting on the reform of the DRC security forces held at UN headquarters in New York under the auspices of the UN Deputy-Secretary General. The Congolese Vice-President for Politics, Defence and Security, Azarias Ruberwa, attended the meeting and briefed those present on the evolution of the reform and on the disarmament, demobilization, reintegration (DDR) of the ex-combatants in the DRC, concluded the Spokesman
Mr. Touré further indicated that the MONUC Investigation team, comprised primarily of military members, finally traveled to Gobu, north east of Bunia, where the alleged massacres committed on 15 January 2004 claimed dozens of victims. It is MONUC's first visit after several unsuccessful attempts by the multidisciplinary mission a short time ago. The military members found 12 bodies. A mission that included MONUC Human Rights members was to travel very shortly after to Gobu to proceed with investigations and gather reliable facts to establish the truth on what actually happened, he added.
The Spokesman also announced that the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the DRC, William Lacy Swing, was due to present a report to the UN Security Council on the ongoing situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday.
MONUC's chief is in the United States to hold a series of meetings on the DRC transition. On Monday, he attended a meeting on the reform of the DRC security forces held at UN headquarters in New York under the auspices of the UN Deputy-Secretary General. The Congolese Vice-President for Politics, Defence and Security, Azarias Ruberwa, attended the meeting and briefed those present on the evolution of the reform and on the disarmament, demobilization, reintegration (DDR) of the ex-combatants in the DRC, concluded the Spokesman
